Culture Secretary Asks BBC If It Can Recover Money From Huw Edwards

Published on August 2, 2024

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has asked the BBC if it can recover money from Huw Edwards’s pay after the former news presenter pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children. Following a meeting with BBC Director General Tim Davie on Thursday, the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) said that Nandy raised concerns about the BBC’s investigation into Edwards, the safeguards and processes that had followed, and “what further action may be taken, especially with regard to the handling of licence fee payers’ money.” “The Culture Secretary is, like the whole nation, shocked by Huw Edwards’ abhorrent actions, and her thoughts are with the victims whose lives have been destroyed. It is now for the judiciary to decide on an appropriate sentence,” the DCMS said....

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