COMMENT

NO heart is going to bleed for any of these very highly paid presenters.

But the latest revelations show the BBC gender pay gap is still huge.

Perhaps the best examples are in BBC Sport, where John McEnroe (£190k-£200k) is paid more than Clare Balding just for doing Wimbledon. She gets £180k-£190k for hosting Wimbledon, The Winter Olympics, equestrian events, the Boat Race, World Track Cycling, Sports Personality of the Year and radio work.

In news, Sophie Raworth gets £210k for 180 days news anchoring on BBC1. George Alagiah is on £300k.

Claudia Winkleman tops £380k and Vanessa Feltz gets £340k, for fronting 440 shows. Many men get way more, for far less.

The sums are not in dispute, it’s the principles behind them.