There were two reasons, really. One, because it was a lengthy interview, and i do think a large number of the short interviews i see merely produce sound bite answers they don t really inform the public. And secondly though i probably shouldn t say this it s 65 years since ijoined the conservative party. I was, am, and always will be a conservative. But for in recent months a little longer than a few months there s not been a great deal i could say that i would wish to say in favour of what the previous government were doing. With that being so, i thought it betterjust stay off the air. Now, of course, the election s behind us, the party s looking again to the future and i can i can return to speaking out, hopefully in favour. Well, there s a lot to get into. Let s start with where we are as a country the country that you led for seven years. You used to say vocally, publicly that you dreamt of a nation at ease with itself. Has your dream come true? emphatically not
A large number of the short interviews i see merely produce sound bite answers they don t really inform the public. And secondly though i probably shouldn t say this it s 65 years since ijoined the conservative party. I was, am, and always will be a conservative. But for in recent months a little longer than a few months there s not been a great deal i could say that i would wish to say in favour of what the previous government were doing. With that being so, i thought it betterjust stay off the air. Now, of course, the election s behind us, the party s looking again to the future and i can i can return to speaking out, hopefully in favour. Well, there s a lot to get into. Let s start with where we are as a country the country that you led for seven years. You used to say vocally, publicly that you dreamt of a nation at ease with itself. Has your dream come true? emphatically not indeed, quite the reverse at the moment. Wherever you look notjust in our country t
The head of the bbc has said he cant see Huw Edwards working at the corporation again after the presenter was given a six month suspended prison sentence, for making indecent images of children. Tim images of children. Davie confirmed that the bbc Tim Davie confirmed that the bbc is trying to claw back £200,000 that was paid to edwards after he was arrested. Tim davie said the matter was in the hands of legal teams. Edwards was sentenced yesterday, monday. He willalso be placed on the sex offenders register. He admitted having 41 images that were sent to him on whatsapp, including some showing a victim aged seven and nine. Colin patterson is with me. Just take us through his comments. To me. Just take us through his commem me. Just take us through his comments. ,. , comments. To explain the points of this it is comments. To explain the points of this it is the comments. To explain the points of this it is the first comments. To explain the points of this it is the first time of this i