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BBC asks disgraced presenter Huw Edwards to return £200,000 of salary

BBC asks disgraced presenter Huw Edwards to return £200,000 of salary



Corporation says journalist brought BBC ‘into disrepute’ and requests return of money paid since his arrestThe BBC has asked Huw Edwards to return £200,000 that he was paid after his arrest in November last year, in the wake of the disgraced presenter admitting making indecent images of children.The BBC chair, Samir Shah, said Edwards is a “villain” who “betrayed the trust of staff and our audiences in the most egregious possible way” while living a “double life”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/aug/09/bbc-asks-disgraced-presenter-huw-edwards-to-return-salary

Author : Jim Waterson Political media editor

Publish date : 2024-08-09 13:58:35

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