Because the reality is if they had led on anything else the tabloids would have vented their collective spleen about the BBC "covering it up" or similar
Interesting editorial decision to let him go on air to present his story unchallenged. Imagine the fury if the BBC had let Huw Edwards go live on News at Ten and go “The Sun are all c*nts and they can swivel on it”?
If you’re going down the route of shutting down every organisation where someone prominent has committed some form of social misdemeanour then we can wave goodbye to an awful lot of them, not least basically every professional sports team (including ours).
This is ultimately why The Sun is in trouble
As to the previous “deep pockets” comment, the paper is estimated to be around £200m in debt, with no assets to speak of. It’s teetering. They’re hugely dependent on advertising, if they take flight after this (as many almost certainly will) then...
Private Eye frequently do. Especially how many senior Sun people were at a No. 10 party during lockdown.
Honestly this country would be in a much better state if Private Eye, and not The Sun, was the most widely read publication.