UK government defends the BBC as critics circle and Trump threatens to sue
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government rallied to the defense of the BBC on Tuesday after allegations of bias from its critics and the threat of a lawsuit from U. S. President Donald Trump over the way the broadcaster edited a speech he made after losing the 2020 presidential electionCulture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the national broadcaster faces “challenges, some of its own making,” but is “by far the most widely used and trusted source of news in the United Kingdom. ”With critics in...
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