'Time is up': Minister warns media industry to take abuse seriously in wake of Brand case

Abuse in the media industry is probably still happening as organisations are not doing enough to protect women, the culture secretary has warned in the wake of Russell Brand's conviction. Lisa Nandy told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: "Time is up, it really is time for the media industry to take this seriously." She added that since entering government, "many people" from within the industry had reached out to her "to allege that things have happened to them".

Brand was found guilty of rape and sexual assault after a four-week trial, following allegations from multiple women spanning the decade between 1999 and 2009. Nandy was asked whether she believed there was still exploitation and abuse within the media industry, following the Brand trial and cancellation of Channel 4 reality show Married at First Sight after the BBC revealed rape allegations.