Allies of Tim Davie fear a mounting list of problems could affect his leadership of the BBC for weeks to come, as Labour continues to press the corporation over its livestreaming of Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performance.Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, is understood to have presented BBC executives with a list of questions about the handling of the event at a meeting on Tuesday.Ministers want to know how the BBC deems an event suitable for a live stream, as well as who has the final say on cutting a feed. Similar questions were also submitted to the broadcaster by the Commons culture select committee.Davie has come under increased pressure since it emerged he was at the festival on Saturday evening and was informed about the events that unfolded on stage.It is understood that there were technical obstacles to removing the content from the platform once it had been broadcast, with no instant way of removing it.However, those sympathetic to Davie now fear a series of other problems could further destabilise the corporation. Nandy has already turned her fire on the BBC director general, stating that one editorial error was “something that must be gripped. When you have several, it becomes a problem of leadership.”On Wednesday, Channel 4 will broadcast a documentary about the plight of medics in Gaza that was dropped by the BBC, which said showing the film “risked creating a perception of partiality”. The film has significant support among BBC staff.It is also awaiting the outcome of an inquiry into allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace. While the investigation has been ordered by Banijay UK, MasterChef’s production company, it could have implications for the BBC.Wallace’s lawyers have said it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature.Sources said the BBC board would also be alarmed at the events at Glastonbury and the backlash since.“The danger is not the optics of this single issue, but the three or four things coming down the road,” said a source. “It’s just whether these things get seen through a leadership prism.”
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