deflect from this and we will announce that some of the top paid presenters like john humphreys and huw edwardsa pay cut. it does seem agreed to take a pay cut. it does seem that this is a bit more fundamental. the bbc needs to think about what it needs to and what it do wants to be. you might argue john humphrys should not get £600,000 of public money and hugh edwards, i hope he is not around at the moment to hear after! you can argue about things like that you can argue about pay parity, but at the end of the date is public money and it is how you spend it. i would have thought this was a perfect time for the bbc to look at itself and say, do we need to do everything? do we need to have so many expensive light entertainment programmes on? isn't it part of the bbc to be producing television that would not be available elsewhere ? television that would not be available elsewhere? how does this compare to the commercial side?” available elsewhere? how does this compare to the commercial side? i do think with the bbc, and particularly with radio presenters, like you were talking thatjohn humphrys

jeremy vine, nick robinsonjohn humphrys, huw edwards, jon sopel and nicky campbell have all agreed, eithere and female international editors. here's our media correspondent david sillito. arriving at work this morning wasjeremy vine, one of the bbc‘s highest—paid presenters. however, he's now agreed that his pay, more than £700,000, should be cut. i think it all needs to be sorted out. and i support my female colleagues who have rightly said that they should be paid the same when they're doing the same job. it's just a no—brainer. it wasn't a problem for me to accept one. it's all part of the fallout from this, the moment the bbc was forced to reveal the pay of its highest—paid presenters. not only were there questions of the size of the deal, there was a big gap between male and female presenters. the bbc says it has agreed a series of pay cuts, among them are the today programme's john humphrys, jeremy vine, nicky campbell, huw edwards, along withjon sopel and nick robinson, alljust before a meeting next week with mps to discuss the issue. i don't think people making voluntary sacrifices

this morning with you, including the fact that five male bbc presenters including jeremy vine and huw edwardse agreed formally, or in principle, to pay cut after the row over unequal pay between some men and women doing the same kind of jobs. also — we're going to talk about the extraordinary warning from the defence secretary who says that russia could cause thoussands and thousands and thousands of deaths in britian. that's in an interview with the daily telgrpah. meanwhile, he's told the daily mail about a ‘dreadful mistake' he made in his personal life — where he had a brief office romance with a fellow worker back in 200a. he said having to explain to his wife what had happened was one of the most difficult things he had ever done. kevin williams is touted asa ever done. kevin williams is touted as a potential future leader. our economics editor kamal ahmed has been following this from davos where the president is. it comes as mr trump is set to set up it comes as mr trump is set to set up what his america first stance means for global trade when he addresses the world economic forum in

the details are still being worked out, but the six are huw edwards, nicky campbell, john humphrys, jons this evening confirmed that he'd agreed to a substantial reduction in his pay. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, reports. so now it's official — at least six of the bbc‘s most high—profile male journalists will take a pay cut, though some haven't yet signed on the dotted line. last summer, when the salaries of those earning over £150,000 were revealed, the bbc argued the move would be inflationary and a poacher‘s charter. but precious little poaching has taken place, and if anything, this transparency is proving deflationary. on his way into work this morning, radio 2'sjeremy vine said he applauded the changes. i think it all needs to be sorted out, and i support my female colleagues, who've rightly said that they should be paid the same when they're doing the same job. it's just a no—brainer, so it wasn't a problem for me to accept one. it's friday morning... on his breakfast show on radio 5 live this morning, nicky campbell revealed that he is one of those taking a cut. and i am also o

the details are still being worked out, but the six are huw edwards, nicky campbell, john humphrys, jonne. 0ur media editor amol rajan reports. so now it's official — at least six of the bbc‘s most high—profile male journalists will take a pay cut, though some haven't yet signed on the dotted line. last summer, when the salaries of those earning over £150,000 were revealed, the bbc argued the move would be inflationary and a poacher‘s charter. but precious little poaching has taken place, and, if anything, this transparency is proving deflationary. on his way into work this morning, radio 2'sjeremy vine said he applauded the changes. i think it all needs to be sorted out, and i support my female colleagues, who've rightly said that they should be paid the same when they're doing the same job. it's just a no—brainer, so it wasn't a problem for me to accept one. it's friday morning... on his breakfast show on radio 5 live this morning, nicky campbell revealed that he is one of those taking a cut. and i am also on that list. radio 4'sjohn humphrys has taken a substantial pay cut. the bbc u

the details are still being worked out but the six are huw edwards, nicky campbell, john humphrys, jonvine. 0ur media editor, amol rajan is with me now. will this go some way to sorting out the row over unequal pay? frankly, not so much. the move is significant, probably inevitable and driven by short and long—term factors. short—term factors, next week the most senior people at the bbc and carrie gracie, who resigned as china editor of equal pay, will be in front of a select committee and this was an attempt to get ahead of that story. the longer term, the economics of television. many of the people signed their salaries in an earlier era when there was more money washing around and the market was more bubbly and people were able to get the deals. that era has vanished and the big money is now in entertainment rather than news, and people getting jobs in news know they will not get the same sort of salaries as previously. does it equal eyes pay much? i don't think it does. for lots of the ball equal pay is not about big disparities right now but about historic injustices, accumulated

jeremy vine, nick robinson, john humphrys, huw edwards, jon sopel and nicky campbell have all agreed,eir salary. it follows carrie gracie's resignation as china editor, in protest at the unequal pay between male and female international editors. here's our media correspondent david sillito. arriving at work this morning wasjeremy vine, one of the bbc‘s highest—paid presenters. however, he has now agreed that his pay, more than £700,000, should be cut. i think it all needs to be sorted out. and i support my female colleagues who have rightly said that they should be paid the same when they are doing the same job. it is just a no—brainer. so it wasn't a problem for me to accept one. it is all part of the fallout from this, the moment the bbc was forced to reveal the pay of its highest—paid presenters. and it is not the end of it. a bbc review of star pay is due out in the next few days, along with a face—to—face meeting with mp5. a 15—year—old has been detained for more than four years — after five passengers of the stolen car he was driving in leeds, were killed. the teenager, who can'

the bbc says it has agreed a series of pay cuts, among them john humphrys, nicky campbell, huw edwardson't think people making voluntary sacrifices or individual gestures is a way to solve what appears to be a very large problem. if a job is worth paying an amount of money for, it is worth paying that amount of money for whoever does it, a man or woman. four of the bbc's leading male news presenters say they will take a pay cut in the wake of carrie gracie resigning. this was the slightly uncomfortable moment when the news presenters found themselves in the news bulletin. and it is not the end of it. a bbc review of staff pay is due out in the next few days, along with a face—to—face meeting with mps. 0ur media editor amol rajan is here. i will ask you what everyone has been asking this morning, what on earth is going on? i think the bbc feels very strongly that they have got to move after the revelations last year. it is worth bearing in mind the bbc resisted these disclosures coming out. they said it would be inflationary or a poacher‘s charter. not many people have been poached and

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