Michael Prescott tells select committee ‘there was no ideology at play’ when he wrote memo

A former adviser, whose memo sparked resignations from the BBC's director general and head of news, will take questions publicly for the first time.

Michael Prescott tells select committee ‘there was no ideology at play’ when he wrote memo

Michael Prescott, who wrote the memo which triggered mass resignations at the top of the BBC, has insisted that the broadcaster is not institutionally biased

A parliamentary select committee has questioned Michael Prescott, the adviser who wrote the memo that led to the resignation of the BBC’s director general, Tim Davie