Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy yesterday summoned BBC chairman Dr Samir Shah for an “urgent meeting”, warning the failures were “completely unacceptable” and that “no stone must be left unturned” in the review.
COUNTER-TERROR cops are looking into whether the BBC’s controversial Gaza documentary broke the law by paying the son of a Hamas official.
The BBC has admitted the 14-year-old narrator’s family was handed money but insists it was assured no cash went to Hamas, which is proscribed as a terror group in Britain.
A spokesman for the force confirmed they had received multiple reports raising concerns about the documentary and that Counter Terrorism Command officers were “currently assessing whether any police action is required in relation to this matter”.
The BBC said that although they had been assured by production company Hoyo films that no payments were made to Hamas, they would be seeking additional assurances.
