The BBC plans to slash its workforce by as many as 2,000 positions over the course of the next two years.

On November 10, 2025, media members gathered outside the BBC's London offices, a day after the director general announced his resignation amidst a controversy surrounding a documentary about Donald Trump, which prompted the US president to lash out at "corrupt journalists".

The British broadcasting corporation revealed on Wednesday that it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs over the next two years due to a challenging media landscape, with the announcement made on BBC rolling news in the afternoon.

Rhodri Talfan Davies, the BBC's interim director-general, stated that the organization anticipates a reduction of 1,800 to 2,000 jobs, citing "significant financial pressures" that require a swift response.

The BBC aims to slash £500 million from its £5 billion operating costs, with most of the savings needed in 2027 and 2028, according to Davies.

This round of redundancies will be the largest at the BBC in almost 15 years, as reported by ITV News and The Press Association news agency.

The job cuts come as the BBC navigates a turbulent media landscape, impacted by AI and shifting consumer habits, with the corporation facing a $10 billion defamation lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump over a documentary that edited his 2021 speech.

A new director-general, former Google executive Matt Brittin, is set to take over at the BBC next month, tasked with leading the corporation "through transformation".

The BBC is funded by the public through licence fees, with 94 percent of UK adults using its services every month, according to the corporation.

In a report released in March, the BBC noted that its licence fee income had fallen 24 percent in real terms since 2017, prompting a warning that "tough choices may require cuts to content and services".

The report emphasized the need to reduce the total cost base by a further 10 percent by March 2029 due to licence fee headwinds and other pressures.