A MAJOR York institution has begun a review to cut ties with former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards.
York St John University gave Edwards an honorary degree in 2019.
The university takes nominations for honorary degrees and awards them to ‘persons of distinction’ who have made a major contribution and earned national and international distinction in their field.
On July 29, the former presenter was charged by the Metropolitan Police with making indecent images of children.
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