Complex sentence: After disclosing the matter to LBC radio presenter Iain Dale he was challenged as to whether such a poll was tasteless, but rejected the suggestion: We were hoping to see what the effect of the event was.
Split into simpler sentences: After disclosing the matter to LBC radio presenter Iain Dale, he was challenged as to whether such a poll was tasteless. Banks rejected the suggestion, saying, We were hoping to see what the effect of the event was.