BBC releases statement on Huw Edwards
BBC staff are "furious" after bosses admitted giving Huw Edwards a pay rise — despite knowing eight months ago that he had been arrested., who had been suspended in relation to different allegations but remained employed on a full salary of nearly £480,000, until he quit the broadcaster on “medical advice” in April., presented last week by Director-General Tim Davie, that Edwards was the third highest-paid star from April 2023 to March this year.
“Many of you will be working on this story, and we want to thank you for your professionalism in carrying on with your jobs in difficult circumstances.” “This is a man who, through his 40-year career, held our hand through some of the most important, most momentous times for our nation.Tim Davie is being hauled in by the Culture Secretary for an urgent explanation of the handling of the Huw Edwards scandal"He was also — according to the BBC’s annual report — the third highest-paid person in the BBC. That meant he was on a salary of up to £480,000 even after he has been suspended.
“Of course, there are questions, too, for Huw Edwards — did he inform the BBC? We have put these questions to the BBC and we are still in the dark about what the answers are.”said: "To be clear, we here at BBC News are editorially independent when reporting on the corporation, and the news division only learnt of his arrest and the charges along with the rest of the media on Monday."
In a statement, the BBC said it was informed the former News at Ten anchor had been arrested over child abuse images on November 8.Last week Edwards was charged with three counts of making indecent images but that stayed a secret until we broke the news on Monday.“Nevertheless in the interests of transparency we think it important to set out some points about events of the last year.
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