Overview
- Multiple outlets report Cox is the leading candidate, with the BBC saying a permanent replacement will be announced "in due course."
- Cox hosts Radio 2’s drivetime show and has previously covered the breakfast slot, credits insiders cite in backing her for the job.
- Current managers removed Mills after learning the alleged victim in a past police inquiry was under 16, according to BBC reporting cited by the Standard.
- Police interviewed Mills under caution in 2018 and prosecutors closed the case in 2019 for lack of evidence.
- Other names have surfaced for the role, including Vernon Kay and OJ Borg, though coverage presents Cox as the frontrunner.