What they say subsequently about the last few days is already in the public domain, but what hasn t been is there any bbc investigation has pause. is there any bbc investigation has ause. , ~ ., .,, pause. yes, we know as with the re ”ortin pause. yes, we know as with the reporting of pause. yes, we know as with the reporting of the pause. yes, we know as with the reporting of the last pause. yes, we know as with the reporting of the last few - pause. yes, we know as with the reporting of the last few days, i pause. yes, we know as with the l reporting of the last few days, the bbc did refer this matter to police, and yesterday there was a meeting, a virtual meeting, between the metropolitan police specialist crime command and members of the bbc after which police said they were working to establish whether there was evidence of his criminal offence in this case, and they added there is no investigation at this time. today the bbc has said that it is pausing its investigation b
Story in the way it has been covered? t story in the way it has been covered? story in the way it has been covered? ~ , , , covered? i think it is right firstly that there is covered? i think it is right firstly that there is a covered? i think it is right firstly that there is a limited covered? i think it is right firstly that there is a limited amount i covered? i think it is right firstly i that there is a limited amount that can be that there is a limited amount that can be said that there is a limited amount that can be said about the specifics of the case, can be said about the specifics of the case, there has to be a investigation. to do with the handling investigation. to do with the handling of the whole thing, is what to do handling of the whole thing, is what to do with handling of the whole thing, is what to do with the investigation that was made, and it appears at the moment was made, and it appears at the moment are not much was done until it was mo
Culture editor is about to interview the director general, tim davie. you run the call earlier today, lizo, don and journalists. what do you think is most significant thing we have learnt in the last few hours? 0bviously have learnt in the last few hours? obviously the most interesting line overall is that the bbc has been asked to pause its investigation into this affair while the metropolitan police here in london look into it. the metropolitan police have had a meeting with the bbc, that s when the request was made, but the metropolitan police, we do not want to get ahead of ourselves, they have not launched a full investigation, they are carrying out their own scoping exercise as to whether it is appropriate to launch a full investigation or whether they don t think there s enough evidence to do so, blow the whole process is ongoing, the bbc is less likely in limbo, waiting for this to happen before it can look at events and detail themselves, so until the
Enough? do you think they could have given more this morning or been - enough? do you think they could have| given more this morning or been more open now? t given more this morning or been more oen now? ~ , ., open now? i think the bbc is in a difficult position open now? i think the bbc is in a difficult position at open now? i think the bbc is in a difficult position at the open now? i think the bbc is in a difficult position at the moment. difficult position at the moment because difficult position at the moment because of the nature of the investigation is going on, particularly as it is now a police investigation. particularly as it is now a police investigation. right, so the fact that it is paused, investigation. right, so the fact that it is paused, there - investigation. right, so the fact that it is paused, there is - investigation. right, so the fact that it is paused, there is no i that it is paused, there is no change, but we are in the situation, the prese
Review to find out, so we will find out, to learn, as he says, lessons from what happened, but there are still questions around that, and many people will be asking them, so thatis many people will be asking them, so that is one of the main issues, i would say. people also come in terms of the investigation, it has been posed by the police, cynics i suppose might say that works in the best interest of the bbc, because that means they do not have to answer further questions on this, but it has clearly been a difficult time for everyone involved in the bbc, from male presenters to people running the bbc, it has been a lot of scrutiny, and this morning they ve given us more evidence, more information than we had before. let s turn to damian collins, conservative mp for folkestone and hide. former chair of the commons, culture and committee. work for you are the issues now with the