BBC must act fast to restore trust, UK Culture Secretary says


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  • Monday, 24 May 2021

Signage is seen at the entrance to BBC Broadcasting House offices and recording studios, London, Britain, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday the BBC must act fast to restore trust after a damning report into how it secured a 1995 interview with Princess Diana exposed failures at the heart of the publicly funded broadcaster.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the government would not "stand idly by" after the report which concluded journalist Martin Bashir had used deceit to gain Diana's acquiescence, and then BBC bosses later covered up his wrongdoing.

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