Police are concerned. so there are some questions to be answered there. of some questions to be answered there. of course now the bbc, as they have said, will continue their investigation into what has happened here, and i m sure they will consider it not only the first set of allegations, but the three other allegations we ve seen over the last few days. it s right and proper that they do so. flit few days. it s right and proper that they do so- they do so. of course, one of the mainlines they do so. of course, one of the mainlines is they do so. of course, one of the mainlines is very they do so. of course, one of the mainlines is very important - they do so. of course, one of the mainlines is very important to . they do so. of course, one of the i mainlines is very important to take away from today, is the police coming back and saying they see no evidence of criminal activity. where does that leave us with the legal landscape in this case? i mentioned already there landsc
Concern for the bbc, but otherwise it s an entirely private matter a question of reputational concern. but clearly if you re famous in using dating apps which are a blurred space in the public domain, i think there are clearly issues there which society is just having to begin to think about. i there which society isjust having to begin to think about. i suppose one of the issues to begin to think about. i suppose one of the issues here to begin to think about. i suppose| one of the issues here that people have been wondering about is why the bbc has reported on this the way it has and that s an interesting distinction there, isn t it, in the sense that bbc news has to report on the bbc as a corporation as if it was any other? was any other? yes, and that s completely was any other? yes, and that s completely admirable - was any other? yes, and that s completely admirable and - was any other? yes, and that s - completely admirable and remarkably different from the way that
6pm this evening, the met police confirmed they had assessed there was no evidence of criminal activity after speaking to people involved in the initial allegations. the paused bbc investigation then resumed. at the same time, huw edwards s wife, vicky flind, issued her statement, confirming huw edwards was the presenter involved. she said doctor added that her husband intended to respond to the stories that have been published once he is able to. it s a lot to get through, let s now speak to the former guardian if it former guardian editor in chief. thank you very much, we ve been getting a lot of reaction to what s been revealed today, and of course the fact that the revelation that huw edwards is the presenter at the heart of the story, that revelation was made by his wife. your thoughts on that? i was made by his wife. your thoughts on that? ~ , , on that? i think the first thing is to hoe on that? i think the first thing is
Why there were no red flags to get this further up the chain of command, and why no one thought it appropriate to let huw edwards himself know, that seemed to be a primary answer that i her question the bbc needs to answer. a primary question. that s an hr question, a representational question, a representational question, but i think it s unwise for people who are not in command to speculate at the moment of the future of huw edwards s career at the bbc. , ., , ., , the bbc. indeed, but it does raise the bbc. indeed, but it does raise the issue. the bbc. indeed, but it does raise the issue, and the bbc. indeed, but it does raise the issue, and i the bbc. indeed, but it does raise the issue, and i think the bbc. indeed, but it does raise the issue, and i think david - the bbc. indeed, but it does raise the issue, and i think david was . the issue, and i think david was talking about this earlier, that this is a story about a tv presenter, but the fact that it s huw edwards an
Approach to the bbc and ask them to specifically look into this matter? what did they expect the bbc to do? the bbc is not a police force, it doesn t have any investigative powers, it cannot compel people to give evidence or arrest anyone. all it could ever have done is say to huw edwards, these people have phoned up and said x, what do you say? that s not right for an investigation, and it s observed to expect absurd to expect anyone outside the bbc to expect the bbc to become some kind of fbi, that s not the bbc sjob, nor is it the national health service. it said earlier tonight that the bbc should be helping this young person who is alleged to be a cocaine addict to wean himself off cocaine. i mean honestly. wean himself off cocaine. i mean honestly- - - wean himself off cocaine. i mean honestl . “ ., honestly. but the bbc was able to ass on