London: BBC Chairman Gavyn Davies is to resign in the wake of Lord Hutton's criticisms of the Corporation's reports that the Government "sexed up" its dossier on Iraq's weapons.

BBC political editor Andrew Marr today said Davies would soon be telling the Corporation's governors of his decision.

Davies' decision follows Lord Hutton's observation that the claim in BBC reports that the Government "sexed up" its dossier on Iraq's weapons was "unfounded".