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Tim Davie Questions Whether BBC Could Have Been More “Muscular” On Huw Edwards $260,000 Payment


Tim Davie has talked Huw Edwards £200,000 payment and his place in the BBC archive before sentencing next week.

Huw Edwards ‘ sentencing hearing is less than a week away and BBC boss Tim Davie has been questioning whether the corporation did the right thing in paying him nearly £200,000 ($260,000) between his arrest in November 2023 and his leaving several months later. Shah, a former indie boss and current affairs exec, said he had worked with Edwards 30 years ago and felt “angry and betrayed” along with other researchers, directors and editors. Davie was also questioned by the committee on Edwards’ place in the BBC archive, having led some major state announcements down the years including Queen Elizabeth II’s death and the 2019 general election coverage.

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