BBC should not pay Trump any money, says former BBC director general

Tony Hall says it’s not ‘appropriate’ to pay US president with licence fee payer’s money after he threatened to sue broadcaster for up to $5bn

The BBC should not pay any money to Donald Trump, the former BBC director general Tony Hall has said.

The US president has said he plans to sue the BBC for up to $5bn (£3.8bn) despite receiving the apology he demanded over a misleading Panorama edit of his 6 January speech.