Huw Edwards reportedly 'set to leave BBC News after inquiry over scandal'
Huw Edwards is set to step down from the BBC after an internal inquiry, reports have claimed.
The BBC News presenter, 62 was among the highest paid journalists there with a salary of between £435,000 and £440,000 a year. However, the BBC suspended Edwards in July, following claims he paid thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images. Police found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by the presenter.
While Edwards' identity was concealed in the early stages of the investigation back in July, his wife Vicky Flind named him as the suspended star and revealed he was in hospital receiving treatment for his mental health. He has since faced further allegations of "inappropriate behaviour".
Huw Edwards set to leave BBC News at Ten after internal inquiry over scandal (AFP via Getty Images)According to the I, insiders have leaked his plans to leave the corporation after decades of service. His departure will come after an internal inquiry was launched by the BBC. The results have not been publicly revealed, but it's understood Mr Edwards, a veteran broadcaster, has been in sit-down talks with bosses over his future at the corporation.
An insider, who claimed to have knowledge of these chats with BBC bosses, told the I that "we understand Huw is not coming back". Another newsroom insider also told the I: "The review is in and unfortunately there isn’t a path back for Huw. There is no expectation he will return.”
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Huw Edwards is set to leave BBC News at Ten (PA)It is understood talks are being conducted by Edwards' lawyers and the BBC, and that any result from an investigation will not be publicly released. Edwards' denies all allegations against him and the publication claims Edwards' 'wants to make clear he did nothing illegal'.
Earlier this year, the BBC faced criticism for allegedly failing to act quickly enough when complaints were made against Edwards. It has been reported that BBC bosses took more than four weeks to respond to a new complaint against the newsreader.
A spokesperson for the broadcaster told the Mirror in August: “We welcome anyone coming forward with information to contribute to our existing fact-finding investigation. While we wouldn’t comment on the detail of our on-going process, the BBC has reached out to this individual.
"We take all contacts to the BBC very seriously. Our work is progressing and we have set out our approach on these matters in correspondence with the DCMS select committee who have published this on their website. Separately we are reviewing our non-editorial complaints process with Deloitte, and this work continues.”
The Mirror has reached out to a BBC spokesperson for comment.
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