Scott Mills: BBC boss Tim Davie says it was 'very clear' BBC had to sack Radio 2 DJ

Outgoing director general Tim Davie has said it became "very clear" the former Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills had to be sacked, after the corporation received "new information". It was announced earlier this week that the ex-radio Breakfast host had lost his job. The BBC had learned the alleged victim in a police investigation the presenter was involved in was under 16. "We're trying to act fairly," Davie said when he was asked about Mills during an all-staff call. "It was new information quite recently that we received that made it very clear about the decision we had to make." Davie, who became director general in September 2020, is being replaced by Rhodri Talfan Davies for the next six weeks, before former Google executive Matt Brittin takes over permanently on 18 May. Davie said Mills' sacking had been a "real shock to the organisation", adding: "When something happens where I think there's a lot of grief, there's a lot of shock, I think all I would say is we're trying to act as the leadership with kindness." BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent questioned Davie about when the organisation had learned there was a problem. He reiterated a statement from Wednesday, which stated the BBC was made