 The foreign secretary said there are 'questions for the entertainment industry' when he was asked about the allegations against Russell Brand. James Cleverly said there are 'some real challenges where you have these very, very acute differentials in power' in different sectors. He told BBC One's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: 'I think we have to be particularly careful when we listen to the voices of the people who are relatively powerless because we, I think, collectively have missed opportunities to do the right thing and intervene much, much earlier, and we've got to be better at this.' Pressed on whether there are questions for the industry, Mr Cleverly replied: 'Sadly, I think there are.' Similarly, Mr Cleverly told the Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips programme on Sky News there was a 'particular problem, where you have environments where there are very, very sharp differentials in power'. He said: 'We see that in the film industry, the entertainment industry and sadly, of course, we sit in the area that I work in terms of politics, where you have very, very significant power differentials, long working hours, people in that environment. 'Now, that is absolutely no excuse for individual misconduct and people have to take responsibility for their own conduct. The actor and comedian has denied the allegations (Picture: Getty Images for The Recording A) To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 'In those environments, I think institutionally we need to be particularly vigilant. We need to make sure that we are going out of our way to protect the people that have less power than those around them. ' We need to respond to their concerns very, very quickly when they are highlighted.' Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse by four women, including one who claimed she){kind=link}
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The foreign secretary said there are ‘questions for the entertainment industry’ when he was asked about the allegations against Russell Brand.
James Cleverly said there are ‘some real challenges where you have these very, very acute differentials in power’ in different sectors.
He told BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: ‘I think we have to be particularly careful when we listen to the voices of the people who are relatively powerless because we, I think, collectively have missed opportunities to do the right thing and intervene much, much earlier, and we’ve got to be better at this.’
Pressed on whether there are questions for the industry, Mr Cleverly replied: ‘Sadly, I think there are.’