A small group of LGBT activists within the BBC censored news coverage critical of transgender ideology, it has been reported.

In a leaked internal document seen by The Daily Telegraph, Michael Prescott warned executives of fears that LGBT “desk staffers” were “keeping other perspectives off-air”.

Prescott, who worked at the corporation as an advisor on the Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee (EGSC) is to give evidence of BBC bias to MPs next week over his concerns.

‘Stonewall view’

According to the Telegraph, Prescott heard reports of “what sounded like effective censorship by the specialist LGBTQ desk within News” soon after starting his advisory role.

He wrote: “I was told that time and time again, the LGBTQ desk staffers would decline to cover any story raising difficult questions about the trans debate.

“The allegation made to me was stark: that the desk had been captured by a small group of people promoting the Stonewall view of the debate”.

He added: “There was also a constant drip-feed of one-sided stories, usually news features, celebrating the trans experience without adequate balance or objectivity.”

Gender identity

The 19-page document by Prescott also refers to findings of an investigation conducted by EGSC senior editorial adviser David Grossman into BBC coverage of trans issues.

Grossman found “unintended editorial bias”, an absence of “significant voices”, “little or no coverage” questioning the quality of care given to gender-confused children,...

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