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We start with queries from Conservative lawmaker the panel's head, that leads the panel.

She commences by giving background to the unauthorized document written by Michael Prescott and published in the Telegraph.

"It is not my wish for the British Broadcasting Corporation leaning in any particular direction, I just want it neutral, fair and fair," he says.

In response to a query whether he thinks the BBC is systematically partial, he replies: "No I don't. To be clear, numerous aspects the BBC does is exceptional - both factual and entertainment shows."

However, he continues: "There exists significant effort that needs to be done at the BBC."

Another former external British Broadcasting Corporation consultant examined by the committee, Caroline Daniel, says she takes the British Broadcasting Corporation very seriously and that it has a "persistent practice and vigorous discourse" regarding fluid and multifaceted subjects.

"Whether the BBC was willing to conduct a thorough conversation and argument and act accordingly?" she asks herself. "As I see it, indeed, they were."