BBC’s handling of Huw Edwards crisis needs to come under the most rigorous scrutiny

BBC must face close scrutiny

WHEN The Sun first revealed how Huw Edwards had paid £35,000 to a vulnerable teenager who sent him sexual pictures, we were met with a firestorm of abuse from the liberal establishment.

In particular, they seized with unbridled glee on a statement issued by the young man, which said the claims he was being exploited by Edwards were “rubbish”.