New Edwards may not have broken the law as things stand, but he faces mounting claims, not least from the BBC itself, that he may have abused his powerful position.

Do the public have a right to know about his private conduct? We'll debate that.

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Live from New York, this is Pierce Morgan Uncensored.

Good evening from New York and welcome to Piers Morgan Uncensored.

There are two things at the heart of Hugh Edwards' scandal that we shouldn't forget.

One is the well-being of a married father of five who's clearly in a desperate personal state now.

He's in hospital with what his wife has described as serious mental health problems.

Of course we should be concerned about him and his welfare. described as serious mental health problems. Of course, we should be

concerned about him and his welfare. And the second are the mounting claims of a potential

serious abuse of power by Hugh Edwards, an influential television star, paid handsomely by the BBC

license fee, whose alleged victims matter too. Both these things can be right at the same time.

But if you believe Hugh Edwards' private life is no business of the press, you cannot, with a

straight face, use it as an opportunity to eviscerate the press. But the same people occupying

what they believe is the high moral ground are the ones turning a scandal into a political

football. Twitter's ablaze with moralising takedowns of the media.

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