An historian has been left fuming and claimed that the BBC needs to be "deconstructed' after the Huw Edwards scandal.
Earlier today the former BBC presenter pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children and admitted to having 41 of the images on WhatsApp, including seven of the most serious type.
Speaking about this on GB News, historian and broadcaster Tessa Dunlop said: "I've got a real issue with these untouchables that the corporation creates.
"It's meant to be impartial, but there they go. They stride forward after they've been released from their BBC stable and as a freelancer who chicks away and speaks occasionally on their channel for £50, it is actually eye-wateringly appalling, to be honest.
Tessa Dunlop claimed the BBC needs to be 'deconstructed'
GB News
"And sometimes you know, you'd be forgiven for thinking there's only one person who can talk on history, one who can talk on sport.
"Only Huw Edwards could do the gold-plated reporting on Prince Philip's funeral the day after, apparently, he'd been looking at sordid pornography.
LATEST DEVELOPMENT
"I just find the whole thing revolting and it needs to be deconstructed in that way."
Jacob Rees Mogg said: "The BBC's reputation has been affected in all of this, because it did employ Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris, both of them, for a very long time.
"Both of them were untouchable. Huw Edwards, until the Sun reported about him, seemed also to be untouchable.
"And they paid him for months afterwards. The BBC has serious questions to answer."
Jacob Rees-Mogg said the BBC's reputation has been impacted
GB News
The veteran BBC newsreader, 62, officially quit the broadcaster in April after 40 years on the job.
Today the BBC released a statement that read: "The BBC is shocked to hear the details which have emerged in court today.
"There can be no place for such abhorrent behaviour and our thoughts are with all those affected."
It said it had been "made aware in confidence" in November 2023 that Edwards "had been arrested on suspicion of serious offences and released on bail whilst the police continued their investigation".
Huw Edwards worked at the BBC for 40 years Getty"At the time, no charges had been brought against Mr Edwards and the BBC had also been made aware of significant risk to his health," the statement continued.
The corporation noted: "If at any point during the period Mr Edwards was employed by the BBC he had been charged, the BBC had determined it would act immediately to dismiss him.
"In the end, at the point of charge he was no longer an employee of the BBC."