Sunday shows round-up: Cleverly says questions to answer over Russell Brand allegations

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly: We must be careful when listening to the voices of the ‘powerless’

Comedian Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. Brand denies the allegations against him and said his relationships have all been consensual. The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg asked Cleverly if he thought there were ‘wider questions the industry must answer’. Cleverly agreed, and suggested that abuse was particularly challenging in places where there are ‘acute differentials in power’.

On Libya:

After devastating floods hit Libyan city Derna, Cleverly said that the UK was doing what it could to help, but pointed out that the lack of an effective government in the area meant providing aid was extremely difficult.