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'Disgraced' Huw Edwards ordered to repay more than £200,000 | LBC analysis
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has been accused by insiders of double standards over Huw Edwards' pay after it emerged the British broadcaster's freelance presenters are not paid when they are suspended and investigated by police.
Edwards, a newsreader at the height of his powers until last year, pleaded guilty to child pornography charges on Wednesday, with the BBC admitting it knew of his arrest as early as November 2023.
The BBC is facing questions over the decision to keep Edwards on the payroll from November until his sacking in April 2024, during which time he was suspended from presenting duties. Edwards took home £480,000 ($620,000) in the year to the end of March 2024, meaning he was paid more than £200,000 ($255,000) in the five months after the BBC learned of his arrest.
