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Newsnight
Tuesday 10 November 2026 · 22:30 GMT · 30m · 1 story · 3 annotated moments · 8 of 30 min on news stories (26%)
Broadcast overview
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The bulletin was led by David Walliams denying grooming and sexual misconduct allegations, and that story dominated, occupying 7 minutes 42 seconds from 01:28. It was the only story in the running order.
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- 1:57
Dermot McNamara, agent and a TV publicist
- 2:06
Dr Charlotte Proudman, women's rights advocate and barrister
- 1:28
- 1:47
Claim David Walliams denies grooming allegations as Met Police urges anyone affected to come forward
ITV News and The Guardian reported allegations that Walliams harassed or behaved inappropriately towards young women in the workplace, including according to people who worked with him at Britain's Got Talent and HarperCollins.
BBC Two, Newsnight, 10 November 2026, 1:47-1:54
- 2:20
Claim David Walliams denies grooming allegations as Met Police urges anyone affected to come forward
Lily Cratemore alleged that David Walliams contacted her when she was 18 and he was 31 after obtaining her address from a production company, and later pressured her to share a bed with him.
BBC Two, Newsnight, 10 November 2026, 2:20-2:30
- 7:38
Claim David Walliams denies grooming allegations as Met Police urges anyone affected to come forward
Lawyers for David Walliams denied grooming or behaving inappropriately towards Lily Cratemore, including denying that he targeted her because she was young or vulnerable or tried to coerce her into sex.
BBC Two, Newsnight, 10 November 2026, 7:38-7:45
- 9:10 ~21 min without annotations
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