Two top BBC leaders resigned Sunday following criticism over the way a documentary edited a speech President Trump on Jan. 6 and other matters. Why it matters: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and others accused the public service broadcaster of dishonesty after an internal memo leaked to the Telegraph raised concerns about impartiality and called the edited Trump clip for the BBC "Panorama" documentary "misleading.

The head of the BBC resigned Sunday after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.

“Like all public organizations, the BBC is not perfect, and we must always be open, transparent and accountable,” Mr. Davie said in a statement.