BBC director general Tim Davie has defended the corporation’s approach to impartiality and suggested greater transparency could improve public trust in its journalism.

Speaking to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, Davie also defended the new chief executive of BBC News and was grilled over the corporation’s recent interview with Alan Dershowitz.

The BBC has been embroiled in several impartiality rows in recent years. Sections of Westminster, the media and the public have taken issue with high-profile editorial appointments, as well as some political interviews and broadcasts.