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Lucy Powell regrets arranging Ed Miliband’s 2015 interview with Russell Brand
Lucy Powell says she regrets helping arrange Ed Miliband’s 2015 interview with Russell Brand, who was then a high-profile comedian and broadcaster. Powell said those involved did not know of allegations that Brand was a sexual predator, and argued that women may have felt less able to come forward at the time.
Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for raping a fan and sexually assaulting three television and radio workers. Before the interview, he had lost broadcasting jobs over lewd messages and reading pornography on air, and had written about his womanising. Powell, who was Labour’s campaign vice-chair, urged women to report abuse and said they should be supported and taken seriously.
In short
- Powell regrets arranging Miliband’s interview with Brand.
- Brand received a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
- Powell says women should be supported when they come forward.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “‘It was a long time ago’: Squirming Lucy Powell says she ‘regrets’ helping to set up Russell Brand interview with Ed Miliband in Labour’s 2015 election campaign”.