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| Six male BBC presenters agree to pay cuts | Six male BBC presenters agree to pay cuts |
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| Six of the BBC's leading male presenters have agreed to take pay cuts after revelations over equal salaries. | Six of the BBC's leading male presenters have agreed to take pay cuts after revelations over equal salaries. |
| The BBC said Huw Edwards, Nicky Campbell, John Humphrys, Jon Sopel, Nick Robinson and Jeremy Vine had all accepted reduced wages. | The BBC said Huw Edwards, Nicky Campbell, John Humphrys, Jon Sopel, Nick Robinson and Jeremy Vine had all accepted reduced wages. |
| The move follows Carrie Gracie's resignation as BBC China editor in protest at unequal pay between male and female international editors. | The move follows Carrie Gracie's resignation as BBC China editor in protest at unequal pay between male and female international editors. |
| Vine said: "It needs to be sorted out and I support my female colleagues." | Vine said: "It needs to be sorted out and I support my female colleagues." |
| The Radio 2 and Eggheads presenter was the best-paid of the group, earning between £700,000-£749,999 in 2016/17. The new salaries haven't been revealed. | The Radio 2 and Eggheads presenter was the best-paid of the group, earning between £700,000-£749,999 in 2016/17. The new salaries haven't been revealed. |
| Of the six, Jon Sopel, the BBC's North America editor, earned the least, in the £200,000-£249,999 bracket - compared to Carrie Gracie's £135,000-a-year salary. | Of the six, Jon Sopel, the BBC's North America editor, earned the least, in the £200,000-£249,999 bracket - compared to Carrie Gracie's £135,000-a-year salary. |
| The BBC revealed the pay of on-air talent earning over £150,000 in July, with two-thirds of stars on the list being men. | The BBC revealed the pay of on-air talent earning over £150,000 in July, with two-thirds of stars on the list being men. |
| A BBC statement said: "We are very grateful to Huw Edwards, Nicky Campbell, John Humphrys, Jon Sopel, Nick Robinson and Jeremy Vine, who have agreed that their pay will now be reduced. | A BBC statement said: "We are very grateful to Huw Edwards, Nicky Campbell, John Humphrys, Jon Sopel, Nick Robinson and Jeremy Vine, who have agreed that their pay will now be reduced. |
| "These are great journalists and presenters, who have a real connection with the audience. We are proud to have them working at the BBC. | "These are great journalists and presenters, who have a real connection with the audience. We are proud to have them working at the BBC. |
| "The final details of some of these changes are still being discussed, and there are further conversations that the BBC will have with others in due course." | "The final details of some of these changes are still being discussed, and there are further conversations that the BBC will have with others in due course." |
| John Humphrys, who presents Radio 4's Today programme and Mastermind, said it was his decision to earn less. | John Humphrys, who presents Radio 4's Today programme and Mastermind, said it was his decision to earn less. |
| "It's the third [pay cut] and they have been volunteered in each case," he said, explaining that things were very different from the years when presenters were "having money pretty much thrust upon us". | "It's the third [pay cut] and they have been volunteered in each case," he said, explaining that things were very different from the years when presenters were "having money pretty much thrust upon us". |
| "There was no shortage of cash," he said. "There is a shortage of cash. And it seems to me, and I thought this before the salary disclosures last year, but the salary disclosures reinforced the idea that some of us were earning much more than others." | "There was no shortage of cash," he said. "There is a shortage of cash. And it seems to me, and I thought this before the salary disclosures last year, but the salary disclosures reinforced the idea that some of us were earning much more than others." |
| On his way into work at Radio 2 on Friday, Jeremy Vine was asked by reporters why he had agreed to a lower wage. | On his way into work at Radio 2 on Friday, Jeremy Vine was asked by reporters why he had agreed to a lower wage. |
| "I think it needs to be sorted out and I support my female colleagues who have rightly said they should be paid the same when they're doing the same job," he said. | "I think it needs to be sorted out and I support my female colleagues who have rightly said they should be paid the same when they're doing the same job," he said. |
| "It's just a no-brainer, so it wasn't a problem for me to accept one [a pay cut]." | "It's just a no-brainer, so it wasn't a problem for me to accept one [a pay cut]." |
| 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. |
| When the list of the best-paid BBC presenters that was published last summer, Chris Evans was at the top, earning between £2.2m and £2.25m in 2016/2017. | When the list of the best-paid BBC presenters that was published last summer, Chris Evans was at the top, earning between £2.2m and £2.25m in 2016/2017. |
| The highest-paid woman, Claudia Winkleman, earned significantly less - between £450,000 and £500,000. | The highest-paid woman, Claudia Winkleman, earned significantly less - between £450,000 and £500,000. |
| BBC media editor Amol Rajan said while competition in the entertainment industry had intensified, the opposite had happened in news. | BBC media editor Amol Rajan said while competition in the entertainment industry had intensified, the opposite had 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." |
| After leaving her post as China editor, Gracie is now returning to the BBC newsroom in London, saying she expects to be "paid equally". | After leaving her post as China editor, Gracie is now returning to the BBC newsroom in London, saying she expects to be "paid equally". |
| She is due to appear before a select committee of MPs on Wednesday next week, shortly before director general of the BBC Tony Hall, his deputy Anne Bulford and 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. |
| Damian Collins MP, chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee, said: "While it is admirable that these BBC presenters want to show solidarity for their female colleagues by taking a pay cut, it doesn't address the fundamental issues of pay inequality that Carrie Gracie and others have raised." | |
| He added that they would hear from Gracie and senior BBC figures at the committee session. | |
| There have been three investigations into gender pay at the BBC: | 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". |
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