BREAKING: 'As we have done throughout, our aim must be to navigate through this with care and consideration.' BBC boss Tim Davie has addressed the ‘challenging few days’ leading up to the announcement that Huw Edwards was the presenter who was suspended.
‘Many of you will have read the words of Vicky Flind, Huw’s wife. It is a reminder that the last few days have seen personal lives played out in public. At the heart of this are people and their families,’ he said.
‘This will no doubt be a difficult time for many after a challenging few days. I want to reassure you that our immediate concern is our duty of care to all involved.supports HTML5 video ‘Also this afternoon, the Metropolitan Police and South Wales Police confirmed they would be taking no further action following an assessment of information provided to them.’
Davie continued: ‘As you know, we were asked to pause our fact finding investigations until that assessment had been concluded. It is important we now continue with this work. I want to be clear that in doing so we will follow due process. ‘This remains a very complex set of circumstances. As we have done throughout, our aim must be to navigate through this with care and consideration, in line with the BBC values.’
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