Home Office removed image of Huw Edwards from tweet about migration bill after BBC complaints

Huw Edwards. The Home Office did not ask permission to use footage of the newsreader, the Guardian understands. Photograph: Richard Gardner/Rex/Shutterstock

Home Office officials altered a Twitter post about the illegal migration bill to remove an image of the newsreader Huw Edwards after complaints from the BBC.

The tweet, which contains a video explainer for the divisive legislation, was posted on Tuesday by the Home Office from its official account and initially the accompanying image seen on Twitter feeds was of Edwards, the veteran broadcaster.