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| Four BBC male news presenters agree pay cut | Four BBC male news presenters agree pay cut |
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| Four of the BBC's leading male news presenters have agreed to take a pay cut after revelations over equal pay. | Four of the BBC's leading male news presenters have agreed to take a pay cut after revelations over equal pay. |
| Jeremy Vine, John Humphrys, Huw Edwards and Jon Sopel have all agreed, either formally or in principle, to reduce their salaries. | Jeremy Vine, John Humphrys, Huw Edwards and Jon Sopel have all agreed, either formally or in principle, to reduce their salaries. |
| It follows Carrie Gracie's resignation from her post as BBC China editor in protest at unequal pay between male and female international editors. | It follows Carrie Gracie's resignation from her post as BBC China editor in protest at unequal pay between male and female international editors. |
| An independent audit into equal pay at the BBC will be published next week. | An independent audit into equal pay at the BBC will be published next week. |
| The BBC revealed the pay of on-air talent earning over £150,000 in July 2017, with two-thirds of stars earning more than that being men. | The BBC revealed the pay of on-air talent earning over £150,000 in July 2017, with two-thirds of stars earning more than that being men. |
| Chris Evans topped the list, earning between £2.2m and £2.25m in 2016/2017. | Chris Evans topped the list, earning between £2.2m and £2.25m in 2016/2017. |
| The highest paid female, Claudia Winkleman, earned significantly less - between £450,000 and £500,000. | The highest paid female, Claudia Winkleman, earned significantly less - between £450,000 and £500,000. |
| Sopel and his Middle East counterpart, Jeremy Bowen, both made the list, but Gracie and BBC Europe editor Katya Adler did not. | Sopel and his Middle East counterpart, Jeremy Bowen, both made the list, but Gracie and BBC Europe editor Katya Adler did not. |
| Gracie is now returning to the BBC newsroom in London, saying she expects to be "paid equally". | Gracie is now returning to the BBC newsroom in London, saying she expects to be "paid equally". |
| All four of the presenters who have agreed to the cut were listed with the following salaries: | All four of the presenters who have agreed to the cut were listed with the following salaries: |
| It is not yet known how much the reductions in salary will be. | It is not yet known how much the reductions in salary will be. |
| The BBC's media editor, Amol Rajan, said whilst competition in the entertainment industry has intensified, the opposite has happened in news. | The BBC's media editor, Amol Rajan, said whilst competition in the entertainment industry has intensified, the opposite has happened in news. |
| "Many of those now taking pay cuts secured generous deals years ago," he said. | "Many of those now taking pay cuts secured generous deals years ago," he said. |
| "That world has disappeared - and these presenters now accept that a chunk of their salaries will have to disappear with it." | "That world has disappeared - and these presenters now accept that a chunk of their salaries will have to disappear with it." |
| Off-air controversy | Off-air controversy |
| Humphrys and Sopel caused controversy earlier this month when an off-air conversation about the pay gap was recorded and published. | Humphrys and Sopel caused controversy earlier this month when an off-air conversation about the pay gap was recorded and published. |
| During the exchange before an episode of Today, the pair reportedly joked about "handing over" pay to keep Gracie in the role. | During the exchange before an episode of Today, the pair reportedly joked about "handing over" pay to keep Gracie in the role. |
| Humphrys has since defended the comments as part of a "jokey" exchange with an "old friend". | Humphrys has since defended the comments as part of a "jokey" exchange with an "old friend". |
| The BBC was "deeply unimpressed", a corporation source said. | The BBC was "deeply unimpressed", a corporation source said. |
| 'Pay and fairness' | 'Pay and fairness' |
| Gracie is due to appear before a select committee of MPs next week, shortly before the director general of the BBC, Tony Hall, his deputy, Anne Bulford, and the director of news and current affairs, Fran Unsworth. | |
| They were called to discuss what action the corporation is taking to address the gender pay gap. | They were called to discuss what action the corporation is taking to address the gender pay gap. |
| There have been three investigations into gender pay at the BBC: | |
| Lord Hall pledged to close the gap by 2020, saying the corporation should be "an exemplar of what can be achieved when it comes to pay, fairness, gender and representation". | Lord Hall pledged to close the gap by 2020, saying the corporation should be "an exemplar of what can be achieved when it comes to pay, fairness, gender and representation". |