The Sunday Times and Sunday Telegraph announce that the BBC will apologize for broadcasting an edited fragment of a speech by US President Donald Trump. They say BBC chairman Samir Shah will write to the culture, media and sport committee tomorrow to express his regret at the way his speech for an episode of Panorama was “manipulated” a week before last year’s US presidential election. The Sunday Times cites unnamed BBC sources as saying that Shah will try to “stop criticism” by admitting that the documentary “unintentionally” misled viewers.
The Mail on Sunday’s front-page article highlights comments made yesterday on the Today program by Nick Robinson, who acknowledged that there was “genuine concern about editorial standards and errors” at the BBC, but also “a political campaign by people who want to destroy the organisation”. Both things, he said, were happening at the same time. The Mail reports that his comments were branded “ridiculous” and “arrogant” by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He told the newspaper there was a “difference between trying to destroy the BBC and trying to hold it to account”.
“Victory for our heroes,” headlines the Sunday Express front page, reporting that World War II veterans have been guaranteed funding for all future commemorative trips abroad. The Defense Ministry’s promise is considered “cast iron.” Dorothea Barron, who is 101 years old and served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service, is quoted as saying that trips to the Netherlands and Normandy allow her to honor “those who never returned home” and say “they are not forgotten.”
The Sun on Sunday uses its editorial to highlight the importance of Remembrance Sunday. The newspaper says the country is “eternally” indebted to the service men and women who fought for our values in the past and to those who serve today. But there is a stern warning about historian Sir Anthony Seldon’s recollection in the Observer. He says we have “forgotten the lessons of World War II” and that “from east to west the bullies rule.”
“How can the Prime Minister support Lammy after the prison farce?” asks shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick in the Sunday Express. He claims David Lammy has “lost control” of the prison system and that accidental releases have “skyrocketed”. The Sunday Times says that while Lammy has had a “punishment week”, including a “ridiculous” performance in the Prime Minister’s questionnaire, he still retains the support of Sir Keir Starmer.
Observer political editor Rachel Sylvester has discussed how Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ “two up, two down” budget could affect young people in the UK, with the headline “Generation Game”.
Several newspapers publish photographs of the champagne delivery at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, the home of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. “What is there to celebrate?” asks the Mail on Sunday. The Star suggests he may be “drowning his sorrows.” The Sun believes there are concerns Andrew could end up alone at Christmas, as it is understood the King wants someone to spend the festive season with him.
Photographs of TV presenter Davina McCall appear on many of the covers after she revealed she underwent surgery for breast cancer almost three weeks ago. The Sunday Mirror reports that she discovered the lump while filming an ITV show after a sign in the studio toilets used by another presenter, Lorraine Kelly, encouraged her to check her breasts. The Daily Star editorial praises Davina McCall for “bravely telling the world about her ordeal because she wants to help others.”
