Deborah Turness

Former CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs

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Born: March 4, 1967, Hertfordshire

Education: University of Surrey, St. Francis' College, Letchworth

Previous offices: chief executive officer

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

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Trump takes his media-lawsuit playbook global with a $10B shot at the BBC

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Resigned amid the Panorama edit controversy

A federal magistrate judge ordered Trump to answer questions under oath by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC. The BBC's lawyer told the court Trump had canceled an agreed Oct. 16 date for a "matter of national importance" while he was campaigning in Georgia.

Updated Oct 22