Outgoing BBC News chief executive’s admission as she quits over Trump speech

Outgoing BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness admitted “mistakes are made” but said there is “no institutional bias” at the BBC after she and director-general Tim Davie resigned over claims Panorama selectively edited a speech by Donald Trump. Arriving at BBC New Broadcasting House on Monday (10 November), Ms Turness said the BBC's journalists are "hard-working people who strive for impartiality, and I will stand by their journalism". "There is no institutional bias," she added. "Mistakes are made, but there's no institutional bias."