UK minister urges BBC to stand firm against Trump lawsuit

LONDON- A British government minister said on Tuesday he believed the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was right to stand firm against Donald Trump after the U.S. President sued the broadcaster for defamation over edited clips of a speech linked to the January 6 Capitol attack.

The BBC, Britain's publicly funded broadcaster, has apologized for the edit and admitted an error of judgment but said there was no legal basis for Trump's claim and that it would defend its position.

"They have apologized for one or two of the mistakes that were made in that Panorama program, but they've also been very clear that there is no case to answer in terms of Mr. Trump's accusations on the broader point about libel or defamation," junior health minister, Stephen Kinnock, told Sky News.

"So I think it's right that the BBC stands firm on that point."