Trump reiterates threat to sue BBC over speech edit: ‘You can’t allow people to do that’ – latest updates

<p>US president claims broadcaster has ‘defrauded the public’ and he has an ‘obligation’ to take legal action</p><p>Responding to <strong>UK</strong> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/11/mps-and-bbc-staff-call-for-robbie-gibb-to-leave-broadcasters-board">culture secretary </a><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/11/mps-and-bbc-staff-call-for-robbie-gibb-to-leave-broadcasters-board">Lisa Nandy</a></strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/11/mps-and-bbc-staff-call-for-robbie-gibb-to-leave-broadcasters-board">’s refusal to review the </a><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/11/mps-and-bbc-staff-call-for-robbie-gibb-to-leave-broadcasters-board">BBC</a></strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/11/mps-and-bbc-staff-call-for-robbie-gibb-to-leave-broadcasters-board"> board membership of </a><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/11/mps-and-bbc-staff-call-for-robbie-gibb-to-leave-broadcasters-board">Robbie Gibb</a></strong>, Liberal Democrat culture, media and sports spokesperson <strong>Anna Sabine</strong> said on Tuesday evening:</p><p>This is the wrong choice by Lisa Nandy. Robbie Gibb isn’t fit to serve on the BBC board, and the BBC charter gives the government the power to sack him.<br><br>
I hope the prime minister will step in and do the right thing.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/live/2025/nov/12/bbc-donald-trump-panorama-tim-davie-board-robbie-gibb-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>