The reputation of the BBC has been “badly tarnished” by the Panorama interview scandal but there are no plans to dismantle or defund the corporation, the culture minister has said.
John Whittingdale told MPs the fact that the failures had taken place at the UK’s national broadcaster was “an even greater source of shame”.
In his report, Lord Dyson, a former master of the rolls, said journalist Martin Bashir used “deceitful conduct” to obtain the 1995 interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, which was then covered up by a “woefully ineffective” internal investigation.
Martin Bashir (Ian West/PA)
Speaking during an urgent question on the inquiry’s findings, Mr Whittingdale told the Commons: “Lord Dyson’s report makes shocking reading.
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