The BBC has apologised to staff who felt they could not speak up with concerns about Russell Brand's behaviour because he was seen as "too influential" and they felt he "would always get his way and therefore they stayed silent".

A BBC review into the conduct of Russell Brand during his time with the broadcaster has found a number of people “felt unable to raise” concerns about the presenter and believed he “would always get his way and therefore they stayed silent”.

The BBC has said it has apologized to staff members who felt they were unable to raise complaints or concerns about Russell Brand’s behaviour while he worked at the broadcaster. The news came after the BBC published the findings of an internal reviews into Brand’s conduct while he worked on BBC radio between 2006 and