Previous BBC Specialists Face MPs' Grilling In the Wake of Allegations of Prejudice in Leaked Memo

Ex- BBC consultants appearing before parliamentary committee

We begin with queries from Conservative MP the panel's head, who oversees the group.

She opens by giving context to the unauthorized memo authored by Michael Prescott and published in the Telegraph.

"I don't want the British Broadcasting Corporation tilting toward one side or the other, I simply desire it straight, unbiased and fair," he says.

When asked whether he considers the British Broadcasting Corporation is institutionally biased, he responds: "No I don't. To be clear, numerous aspects the British Broadcasting Corporation produces is top-tier - including informative and entertainment programming."

However, he continues: "There is significant effort that needs to be done at the BBC."

A further previous consultant British Broadcasting Corporation adviser questioned by the panel, Caroline Daniel, states she takes the British Broadcasting Corporation very seriously and that it maintains a "ongoing system and vigorous discourse" across dynamic and complex subjects.

"Whether the BBC was willing to have a thorough conversation and debate and act accordingly?" she questions. "As I see it, yes they were."
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