The Lobbyist Behind the BBC Bias Memo

The author of the leaked memo – which led to the resignation of the corporation’s Director General and CEO of BBC News – works at a British communications and PR firm paid by US tech giants tied to President Donald Trump. Nafeez Ahmed reports

When Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for a billion dollars over a Panorama documentary, he accused the corporation of “malicious defamation” for editing parts of his address on 6 January 2021 – the day his supporters stormed the US Capitol.