 Hindu Business Line | Live: Reaction to Entwistle resignation BBC News Key Points. BBC director general George Entwistle has resigned in the wake of the Newsnight north Wales child abuse broadcast; The broadcast led to former Conservative treasurer Lord McAlpine being wrongly implicated in abuse; BBC Trust chairman Lord ... Lord Patten: BBC needs radical overhaul after Newsnight scandal Entwistle quits as BBC chief over false child abuse report The plot to smear Lord McAlpine was a disgrace. Time for a thorough clean-out ... |