Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 93543
BBC: Donald Trump
Tabled: 21 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has made to her US counterpart on legal action threatened by the President of the United States against the BBC.
Answer
Ian MurrayThis is a matter for the BBC, whose lawyers are now dealing with the issue. The BBC is independent of the UK government and so it is a matter for them and the US President.