In the days since the Huw Edwards scandal broke, the television broadcaster’s wife has been praised for a dignified statement citing her husband’s mental health struggle – with the presenter currently in hospital. Meanwhile, the police finding of no evidence of criminal behaviour means that the BBC is allowed to resume its original investigation. Some staff are taking matters into their own hands – with reports that some journalists at the corporation were looking into the alleged behaviour of Edwards before the Sun story broke.
There is one group particularly unimpressed at the news: former BBC staff. Mr S has been curious to note that the ex-BBC presenters and correspondents that feature on Global’s ‘News Agents’ podcast – made up of Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – have almost taken on a campaigning role since Edwards has been named.
Maitlis, of Prince Andrew interview fame, has argued that it is in fact the BBC that has been ‘distasteful’ during the saga.
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