Advocacy group says Gibb’s continued role as board member ‘poses reputational damages’ to the British broadcaster

A pro-Palestine legal advocacy group has called on the BBC to dismiss board member Robbie Gibb over his links to the Jewish Chronicle, which has been embroiled in a scandal of fake Gaza stories.

Gibb, who was the sole owner and director of the Jewish Chronicle until recently, has been at the heart of the scandal.

The BBC has also faced questions about the link between Gibb, who is a member of its governing board, and the Jewish Chronicle.

Alan Rusbridger, a former editor of the Guardian who has previously investigated the Jewish Chronicle’s ownership, called into question Gibb’s position on the BBC’s editorial standards committee.

“I can’t see how he can possibly sit on that committee and portray himself as a beacon of impartiality, sitting in judgment on BBC journalists,” Rusbridger told LBC radio.