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Entertainment industry must bring in safeguards after Brand and Walliams – Nandy

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Taylor, H. (2026, November 12). Entertainment industry must bring in safeguards after Brand and Walliams – Nandy. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/david-walliams-lisa-nandy-bbc-russell-brand-people-b1304601.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-12 · by Harry Taylor
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Culture Secretary Michelle Nandy addressed MPs about the need for stronger safeguards in the entertainment industry following the legal troubles of comedians Russell Brand and David Walliams. Brand was recently jailed for rape and sexual assault, while allegations against Walliams were revealed by media investigations. Nandy stated that ministers would take further action if current protections prove insufficient and announced plans to meet with industry executives next week to discuss NDAs and other measures. She emphasized the importance of protecting whistleblowers and ensuring workplace safety.
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The best-selling author and former Britain’s Got Talent judge has been accused of sexual misconduct and abusing his power to groom teenagers as young as 15, but denies any wrongdoing. Ms Nandy said during departmental questions: “They are the latest in a long line of reported abuses of power in an industry where we’ve known for so long that power imbalances are huge and that reputation and contacts are the foundations on which careers are built. “Next week I will be meeting with representatives from across media, entertainment and sport to discuss the action that we need to take.
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Ms Nandy told MPs that ministers “would not hesitate” to take action if the protections put in place are inadequate.

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Ms Nandy told MPs that ministers “would not hesitate” to take action if the protections put in place are inadequate. asserted
protections → tell → place
She also said she would discuss the usage of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) during a meeting with media and entertainment executives next week. asserted
she → say → media
Brand, 51, was jailed this week after being found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others during his career. asserted
Brand → jail → career
Meanwhile, fellow comedian Walliams was named as part of an investigation by the Guardian and ITV News the day after Brand was sentenced. asserted
Brand → name → Guardian
The best-selling author and former Britain’s Got Talent judge has been accused of sexual misconduct and abusing his power to groom teenagers as young as 15, but denies any wrongdoing. Ms Nandy said during departmental questions: “They are the latest in a long line of reported abuses of power in an industry where we’ve known for so long that power imbalances are huge and that reputation and contacts are the foundations on which careers are built. “Next week I will be meeting with representatives from across media, entertainment and sport to discuss the action that we need to take. asserted
we → sell → that
But I want to be clear with this House, that if those protections are insufficient, the Government will not hesitate to take further action. asserted
Government → want → action
“For too long too many people have had to choose between their career and their safety. asserted
people → have → career
Whistleblowers must be protected and those who abuse their position must no longer be able to hide.” asserted
who → protect → position
Shadow culture secretary Rebecca Paul asked whether the Government would put pressure on the BBC as part of charter negotiations to investigate workplace complaints and misconduct more effectively. asserted
Government → ask → complaints
Ms Paul called for a “zero-tolerance” policy. asserted
Paul → call → policy
Ms Nandy replied: “She is right to say that there were significant problems that were uncovered at the BBC through this. “ asserted
that → reply → this
I have to say I am deeply frustrated that we’ve had so many reviews, the first the Dame Janet Smith review into Jimmy Savile, we had the review into the conduct of Huw Edwards, we had reviews into the conduct of Tim Westwood. asserted
we → have → Westwood
Read More “Frankly, if you put those reviews next to each other and look at the recommendations, these are the same recommendations that are made over and over again, and I will not accept that we cannot get our act together and make sure that our public service broadcaster of whom this country is rightly very proud cannot uphold better standards and processes than we’ve seen to date.” asserted
we → read → date
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