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Labour’s Lucy Powell Regrets Ed Miliband’s Russell Brand Interview
Powell said the 2015 interview gave Brand a powerful platform before his later rape and sexual assault convictions.
- On Tuesday, Education Secretary Lucy Powell admitted she "regrets" helping arrange a 2015 election interview between then-Labour leader Ed Miliband and Russell Brand, following the comedian's conviction last week.
- Brand was sentenced on Monday to 10-and-a-half years in prison after being found guilty of raping one fan and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009.
- Powell defended the decision as occurring in a "different era" before Brand's predatory behavior was exposed, noting he held a "powerful platform" and had approached Labour first.
- Miliband, now Foreign Secretary, previously voiced regret for the interview in 2023, stating he "wouldn't have done that interview, and I regret doing it" knowing what he knows now.
- Powell urged women to come forward when incidents occur, suggesting that if such a culture had existed 15 or 20 years ago, Brand might have been stopped sooner and prevented additional victims.
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The Independent (US)Minister defends Ed Miliband appearing on Russell Brand's YouTube show
Ed Miliband previously expressed regret for appearing on Russell Brand’s YouTube channel
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