EXCLUSIVE: BBC News journalists had begun work on a potential exposé about Huw Edwards prior to The Sun newspaper sparking a UK media storm about the presenter, Deadline can reveal.
BBC sources said Newsnight anchor Victoria Derbyshire was examining accusations about Edwards’ conduct in the days before The Sun made explosive claims about the star allegedly paying a teenager for explicit images.
Derbyshire’s reporting last week raised eyebrows among some BBC staff and it is not clear if senior editors in the news unit were aware of the work.
The revelation has also sparked questions over whether allegations about Edwards were circulating in the newsroom and if senior managers were informed.
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