Patten accused of a cover-up on BBC Savile probe blunder

The BBC Trust denied that chairman Lord Patten had threatened
Tory MP Rob Wilson with legal action if he released the tape

BBC chairman Chris Patten is facing claims he helped cover up key evidence about the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.

For three months, Lord Patten has been aware of a secret tape in which the author of the official £3million inquiry into the debacle said he made a ‘mistake’ in his final report.

In a recording leaked online yesterday, Nick Pollard admitted ignoring bombshell claims suggesting the BBC’s former director-general was specifically warned about the disgraced DJ’s sex abuse yet allowed glowing tributes to be screened after Savile’s death.

Despite being handed a transcript of the conversation in September, Lord Patten has repeatedly refused to reopen the investigation and even warned one MP he could be sued if he attempted to publish it.  (more...)

Patten accused of a cover-up on BBC Savile probe blunder

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