🔗 Share this article Former BBC Advisers Participate in Members of Parliament's Inquiry Following Claims of Bias in Unauthorized Memorandum We begin with queries from Tory Member of Parliament the panel's head, who leads the panel. She opens by providing background to the disclosed document authored by Michael Prescott and printed in the Telegraph. "I don't want the British Broadcasting Corporation leaning in any particular direction, I just want it balanced, fair and equitable," he states. When asked if he considers the British Broadcasting Corporation is institutionally biased, Prescott answers: "No I don't. To be clear, tons of stuff the British Broadcasting Corporation produces is exceptional - encompassing documentary and fictional content." But he adds: "There exists substantial tasks that needs to be done at the British Broadcasting Corporation." A further ex-adviser BBC adviser questioned by the committee, Caroline Daniel, says she takes the BBC very seriously and that it has a "continuous process and active debate" across dynamic and complex subjects. "Was the BBC willing to conduct a genuine dialogue and debate and take action?" she questions. "As I see it, indeed, they were."