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Anglican bishops ‘losing moral authority’ to sit in Lords after abuse scandal

The Church of England is “losing moral authority”, a former BBC boss said as he called for the 26 bishops in the House of Lords to be expelled along with hereditary peers. Former director-general of the BBC Lord Birt argued that “recent events” had ...

11 Dec 2024 at 20:13

BBC suffering long, slow, painful diminution, says ex-director general

The BBC is a “victim of the culture wars” and is suffering a “long, slow, painful diminution”, a former director general of the corporation has said. Lord Birt, who headed up the BBC between 1992 and 2000, told peers in Westminster that the BBC ...

12 Dec 2023 at 18:51

Ex-BBC boss says most staff seek to be impartial amid Gaza documentary row

Almost everyone working at the BBC does their best to be fair, accurate and impartial, a former boss of the broadcaster has said, amid controversy over a documentary on Gaza which featured the son of a Hamas official. While people make ...

04 Mar 2025 at 17:57

Mandelson’s plea to Blair for a fresh chance

Peter Mandelson’s desperation to get back into government after twice being forced to resign from Tony Blair’s cabinet is revealed in newly-released official files. According to papers released by the National Archives in Kew, west ...

22 Jul 2025 at 00:01

Officials must ‘get off bums’ and quickly set up football regulator – Blunkett

Civil servants need to “get off their bums” and make sure a new independent football regulator is up and running this autumn amid the “unfolding Greek tragedy” at crisis-hit Sheffield Wednesday, former home secretary and club ...

03 Sept 2025 at 20:14

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