Speeches by Thomas.

“It might be if the BBC is at stake.”

“Mr Prescott, can you understand why somebody might find it suspicious that somebody who is described as a friend might have a role in that individual’s appointment?”

“If that is a fair enough question, will you submit the documentation?”

“Mr Prescott, can you understand why somebody might find it suspicious that somebody who is described as a friend might have a role in that individual’s appointment?”

“If that is a fair enough question, will you submit the documentation?”

“Mr Prescott, you just said that the BBC is not institutionally biased. What is your bias, if you have one?”

“I’m a centrist dad too, but a company that you work for received more than £100,000 from Larry Ellison, a Republican mega-donor. You will be aware that Donald Trump has removed funding from a lot of public service broadcasters. Is it true that you actually want the BBC to be impartial, based on those affiliations?”

“You said there is some real work to be done at the BBC. Along what lines? Do you think any of that work should be done at the boardroom level?”

“You have mentioned the memo a few times. You have also told us that you sent it to Ofcom and DCMS, and you had that meeting with the BBC. Two weeks later, The Telegraph had that memo, and it said that it was circulating around Government Departments. Do you have any idea how that memo got to those other Departments or …”

“Did you share that memo with anybody else beyond the BBC board?”

“So there is a leak somewhere.”

“Any idea where that might be?”

“Mr Prescott, is the BBC in a better place for the three resignations? Should public trust be greater or lower after them?”

“You speak of culture; it starts from the top, does it not?”

“Okay. Thank you.”

“Mr Prescott, you spoke quite highly of Tim Davie. What was your relationship with Shumeet Banerji? Did you have a relationship with him?”

“Mr Prescott, you mentioned that the 6 January documentary was not of the editorial standard that you expected, but that you thought they might be just as hard on Kamala Harris. It has occurred to you, has it not, that Kamala Harris was not found by the January 6th Committee to have played an active role in the Capitol …”

“What would such a companion documentary to the Donald Trump documentary look like?”

“Do you agree with Donald Trump’s assertion that his reputation has been damaged by this documentary, considering that he was found to be a central figure in the insurrection, that he has been found by a civil court to be liable for sexual assault and that he has regularly boasted about sexual assault? Do you agree with…”

“Mr Prescott, I happen to agree that this documentary aired a catalogue of interesting circumstances through such a large editorial process. My question is, prior to it airing, did that documentary deviate from the standard editorial or auditing processes in any way?”