BBC presenter Huw Edwards has confirmed he has not resigned from the BBC after he has been named as the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images.
Claims made in The Sun alleges an unnamed news reader paid a young person around £35,000 over three years, from the age of 17, for sexually explicit images. Mr Edwards was named in a statement issued by his wife Vicky Flind on Wednesday evening.
According to the Press Association news agency, sources have made it clear to the PA news agency that Mr Edwards, 61, has not resigned. In a statement released to PA, Vicky Flind, said: “In light of the recent reporting regarding the ‘BBC Presenter’ I am making this statement on behalf of my husband Huw Edwards, after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family.