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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Naomi Clarke

INSANE: Culture secretary defends addressing bbc dg regarding presenter scandal | Vintage Vibes

PA Wire

Culture secretary Lucy Frazer has defended speaking directly to the BBC’s director-general about the “very serious issue” when allegations surfaced against presenter Huw Edwards.

Ms Frazer called the corporation’s director-general Tim Davie in July after reports claimed that a presenter, who was later identified as Edwards, had paid a teenager for sexually explicit images.

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