BBC director-general Tim Davie defends delay in putting allegations to presenter

Tim Davie, director general of the BBC, has praised his organisation's corporate investigation team, defending his behaviour in what he said was a complex situation. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub He defended the delay between the initial contact and the presenter being approached with the allegation, saying it would not be right to put every unverified complaint to every presenter immediately without trying to validate it. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #BBC #BBCPresenter #DirectorGeneral #TimDavie #Media #News