Streeting: BBC 'was wrong' for Panorama edit of Trump speech

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting says that the BBC "was wrong" and "misrepresented" President Trump's January 6th 2021 comments in a Panorama documentary, adding that whether the US President continues with the $5bn lawsuit "is for him to decide". Report by Ketchs. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00The BBC is one of the most trusted news sources, not just in this country, but the world over.

00:05And in corners of the world where democracy is threatened and tyranny thrives,

00:12it is the BBC World Service that provides that free, independent, high-quality journalism

00:21that otherwise would not be available.

00:25And that's why it's important to hold the BBC to high standards

00:28and why, when the BBC falls short of those high standards, they're accountable for those decisions.

00:35What the BBC did in relation to Donald Trump and that programme was wrong

00:41and misrepresented what President Trump said.

00:44The BBC has apologised for that.

00:47President Trump has every reason to be angry about it

00:51and he may well want to proceed with a court case.

00:57That's for him to decide and for the BBC to answer.

01:02From the government's point of view, we want to make sure the BBC continues to be

01:06a highly trusted source of independent and reliable journalism

01:12and as well as fulfilling its historic mission to inform, to educate and to entertain.

01:20Let's go to the BBC World Service.

01:24Let's go.

01:25Let's go.

01:26Let's go.

01:27Let's go.

01:29Let's go.

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