on exploring azeem s allegations of racism and bullying against the club. his resignation came before an emergency board meeting today, amid calls for heads to roll at the club. azeem rafiq, who represented yorkshire in two stints between 2008 and 2018, said institutional racism at the club had left him close to taking his own life. simonjones reports. a club with a culture that refuses to accept change or challenge, the words of roger hutton as he apologise unreservedly to azeem rafiq. an independent panel found that the former player had been the victim of harassment and bullying but that the club had taken no
that help the club develop and move on? , ., . that help the club develop and move on? , ., ., ~ ., on? first of all, azeem rafiq came out and spoke on? first of all, azeem rafiq came out and spoke against on? first of all, azeem rafiq came out and spoke against what - on? first of all, azeem rafiq came out and spoke against what he - on? first of all, azeem rafiq came out and spoke against what he had i out and spoke against what he had experienced. what azeem rafiq experience was an extreme example. in terms of the organisation, the latest thing to come out, with the chairman resigning, is what people would see as having done the decent thing. but it has been 15 months since azeem rafiq first made his allegations. it has taken so long, and he has suffered for so long before any
this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the chairman of yorkshire county cricket club resigns over the racism row at the club, as the board prepare to hold an emergency meeting. roger hutton apologises to azeem rafiq and criticises the culture at the club, saying it refused to change and he s accused the ecb of declining to help. former england captain michael vaughan says he was named in yorkshire s report on rafiq but totally denies any allegation of racism . we ll have the latest from headingley. a senior cabinet minister admits the government made a mistake over its handling of the owen paterson case amid criticism of the prime minister. we made a mistake.
with racism and discrimination of any kind, has absolutely no place in the game. the departing chairman is calling for more people to go, and says he looks forward to the day when yorkshire cricket club is a great club again. former cricketer mark ramprakash told bbc breakfast that the latest developments have forced yorkshire county cricket club to take a long hard look at themselves: there needed to be some more statements, i think, coming out, and recognising that the environment was not right, and with seven counts of the 43, the allegations that azeem made, seven of them were upheld. and there was an apology to azeem rafiq, but no consequences, and i think that s the thing that really grates. we have heard sajid javid get involved in this situation, saying that the ecb must take action swiftly and decisively,
this, but do you think this pertains just to yorkshire, or is this spread across cricket as a whole? that there are these systemic problems in cricket. in sport we see it as well, in football we see it as well, but what about cricket as a whole? the roblem what about cricket as a whole? tue: problem within what about cricket as a whole? tta: problem within yorkshire what about cricket as a whole? tt2 problem within yorkshire cricket have finally, thankfully, been highlighted. sadly, azeem rafiq has had to suffer. our governing body, ecb, the need to take a good long look at themselves in terms of how they have dealt with the issue. why has it been allowed to go on for so long? yes, international cricket has been taken away from yorkshire, but they have invested huge amounts of taxpayers money into yorkshire in the name of south asian communities