BBC Chairman Urges Disgraced Former News Anchor: “Do The Right Thing And Return The Money”

Disgraced former BBC information anchor Huw Edwards has been steered to go back the masses of 1000’s of kilos he gained in wage whilst underneath arrest for making indecent photographs of kids.

Edwards, up to now the BBC’s senior information presenter who fronted occasions together with The Queen’s funeral in 2022, used to be convicted in July 2024. He were suspended from the BBC in July 2023 pending investigation and arrested 4 months later. He didn’t surrender from the Corporation till April 2024, and the next July pleaded to blame to the costs.

During his time whilst nonetheless formally an worker however now not operating, Edwards pocketed £200,000 (USD$266,000) in wage and it’s this cash the BBC now desires again.

Saturday BBC chairman Samir Shah made a public plea that Edwards hand again the cash. He advised Times Radio:

“If Huw is taking note of this: Give it again Huw, simply give it again. Really, simply give it again. You know you must and also you must do it.

“We’ve been asking him and asking him and asking him … we’re getting legal advice on it.”

The BBC – which has confronted common complaint for its dealing with of the Edwards debacle – has lengthy defined that its arms have been tied. Edwards used to be nonetheless an worker when he used to be signed off from paintings with psychological well being problems, and BBC protocols supposed that his wage used to be secure all through that duration.

The broadcaster has additionally faced demanding situations modifying Edwards out of widespread programmes like Doctor Who, and lots of are living occasions broadcast through the BBC over the last 20 years.