BBC chairman admits Huw Edwards ‘damaged’ reputation of corporation

Edwards, 63, pleaded guilty in July to charges of having indecent images of children, with seven of the 41 being of the most serious type, after he resigned from the corporation in April

Samir Shah, the chairman of the BBC, has addressed the Huw Edwards scandal (House of Commons/PA)

BBC chairman Samir Shah has admitted that disgraced former newsreader Huw Edwards “damaged” the reputation of the corporation.

Director-general Tim Davie and Mr Shah were questioned before the House of Lords’ Communications and Digital Committee on their future strategy, as well as the broadcaster’s funding model amid a decline in licence fee payers.