Phillip Schofield’s ‘patronage’ assisted lover’s ITV career, review finds

Head of investigation tells broadcaster it should set clear guidelines to ensure ‘good behaviours’

Phillip Schofield’s “patronage” of a younger male colleague he was having an affair with clearly assisted the man’s early career at ITV before the young man then “made his way on his own”, an independent KC-led investigation into the scandal has found.

The This Morning presenter quit after admitting that he had lied about an “unwise, but not illegal” affair, amid allegations that ITV bosses had turned a blind eye to the relationship.