The latest crisis has sparked a wider debate about the future of the BBC and the state of its news output, including claims of institutional bias and political interference.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said the perception of political influence is “a problem”, and that there is “a real concern, which I share, that political appointments to the board of the BBC damaged confidence and trust in the BBC’s impartiality”.
She pledged to examine the issue as part of the corporation’s next charter review.
Sir Robbie was appointed to the BBC board by the Conservative government in 2021, and has been accused of interfering in editorial decisions.
He sits on the BBC board’s editorial guidelines and standards committee (EGSC) alongside Shah, Davie and Thomson, who is the BBC’s former chief operating officer.
The parliamentary committee said Monday’s session would focus on the EGSC’s “processes and how it ensures output complies with the BBC’s editorial guidelines”.
Prescott, a former Sunday Times political editor, and Daniel, a former FT assistant editor, advised the EGSC about “editorial risks and issues” after being appointed as the BBC’s first “external editorial experts” in 2022.
On Sunday, the Guardian reported the BBC, external was looking to expand the EGSC as part of reforms, which is understood to be accurate.
It is possible that having a bigger cast could help it to scrutinise issues better, and ensure no one individual can dominate proceedings.
The Guardian also reported the BBC will look to add a new deputy director general role, after concerns that the job is too much for one person. There have been deputy director generals in the corporation previously.
The BBC has not commented on the Guardian reports.
The session comes as the BBC waits to discover whether Trump will file legal action after threatening to sue the corporation for between $1bn (£759.8m) and $5bn (£3.8bn) over the Panorama edit.