"BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”.

This censorship of Rutger Bregman's Reith Lecture is just another shift in the wrong direction in the UK.

#uk #ukpolitics

theguardian.com/media/2025/nov…

BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture

Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit

^{Michael Savage (The Guardian)}