The BBC faces a major leadership crisis after Director-General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness resigned amid outrage over a Panorama documentary accused of misrepresenting former U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2021 Capitol speech. A Telegraph leak revealed that the program combined two separate speech segments to imply Trump incited violence. The controversy triggered fierce debate over BBC’s editorial integrity, with political leaders calling for structural reform. Trump hailed the resignations as “justified.” BBC Chairman Samir Shah expressed regret, while critics across the media called the edits “indefensible.” Davie, after two decades at the BBC, said his departure would allow new leadership ahead of the next Royal Charter. The BBC Board now faces mounting pressure to restore public trust and appoint a successor who can rebuild the broadcaster’s credibility.