🔗 Share this article Ex- BBC Advisers Face Parliamentary Inquiry After Claims of Partiality in Leaked Memo We open with queries from Tory Member of Parliament the panel's head, who oversees the committee. She initiates by providing background to the leaked document written by Michael Prescott and released in the Telegraph. "I do not desire the BBC leaning in any particular direction, My only wish is for it straight, impartial and fair," he declares. When asked if he believes the British Broadcasting Corporation is institutionally biased, the adviser replies: "No, I do not. To be clear, numerous aspects the British Broadcasting Corporation creates is exceptional - encompassing informative and entertainment content." But he adds: "There exists significant effort that needs to be done at the BBC." The second ex-adviser BBC consultant interviewed by the panel, Caroline Daniel, says she regards the British Broadcasting Corporation extremely earnestly and that it has a "continuous process and active debate" on dynamic and complex issues. "Did the BBC willing to conduct a thorough conversation and debate and implement changes?" she asks herself. "As I see it, yes they were."