Politicians blast pay inequalities revealed in annual report
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“We had in our manifesto a very clear Cabinet minister David Mundell told Edwards, whose main role is position about the necessity of tackling MPs there was a “very significant gender presenting the flagship 10pm news excess pay at the top end in a number pay gap” at the BBC, following the bulletin, took home between £550,000 of ways,” the Labour leader’s spokesman publication of the salaries of the and £600,000 in the last financial year said. corporation’s highest earners. but Bruce, who presents the 6pm news
Damian Collins, chair of the Culture, Labour’s shadow culture secretary as well as Antiques Roadshow, was Media and Sport Committee, said he Tom Watson said: “It’s wrong that only rewarded with a salary in the £350,000£400,000 will be raising the issue of gender pay in a third of the BBC’s highest paid stars bracket. Parliament. are women, and we welcome Lord Hall’s Match of the Day’s Gary Lineker’s pay
He said: “This could be a really serious commitment to close the gender pay is at least £1,750,000 with his colleague issue. If it becomes clear that people gap by 2020.” and pundit Alan Shearer taking home doing the same job with the same level The BBC were also blasted for the between £400,000 and £450,000. of experience are being paid at very huge pay gulf between male and female By contrast, Gabby Logan, who also different levels, people will question why presenters doing the same jobs. The gap hosts Match of the Day, athletics and a that can be the case.” was “obviously wrong”, Corbyn’s weekly football magazine show, earns
Labour MP Jess Phillips, who sat on spokesman added. much less than Lineker and even less the women and equalities committee, Glaring pay gaps emerge from the than pundit Shearer with a salary of said: “There is clearly a fundamental figures when it comes to staff doing £200,000-249,999. £2,200,000-2,249,999 Chris Evans, Presenter £1,750,000 - £1,799,999 Gary Lineker, Presenter £850,000-899,999 Graham Norton, Presenter £700,000-749,999 Jeremy Vine, Presenter £600,000-649,999 John Humphrys, Presenter £550,000-599,999 Huw Edwards, Presenter £500,000-549,999 Steve Wright, Presenter £450,000-499,999 Claudia Winkleman, Presenter Matt Baker, Commentator and Presenter £400,000-449,999 Alex Jones, Presenter Nicky Campbell, Presenter Stephen Nolan, Presenter Andrew Marr, Presenter Alan Shearer, Sport Derek Thompson, Actor Fiona Bruce, Presenter Tess Daly, Presenter Vanessa Feltz, Presenter Nick Grimshaw, Presenter Simon Mayo, Presenter £300,000-349,999 Nick Knowles, Presenter Sue Barker, Presenter Eddie Mair, Presenter Lauren Laverne, Presenter £250,000-299,999 George Alagiah, Presenter Nick Robinson, Presenter Ken Bruce, Presenter Scott Mills, Presenter Trevor Nelson, Presenter Evan Davis, Presenter Brian Cox, Presenter Zoe Ball, Presenter Jason Mohammad, Presenter Amanda Mealing, Actor Peter Capaldi, Actor Danny Dyer, Actor Emilia Fox, Actor David Jason, Actor Rosie Marcel, Actor Adam Woodyatt, Actor Gary Barlow, Contributor Len Goodman, Contributor Dannii Minogue, Contributor Bruno Tonioli, Contributor Alan Yentob, Presenter Victoria Derbyshire, Presenter Mishal Husain, Presenter Martha Kearney, Presenter Laura Kuenssberg, Correspondent Andrew Neil, Presenter Jon Sopel, Correspondent Mark Radcliffe, Presenter Mark Chapman, Presenter Jools Holland, Presenter Dan Walker, Presenter John Inverdale, Presenter Gabby Logan, Presenter £150,000-199,999 Laurie Brett, Actor Letitia Dean, Actor Tameka Empson, Actor Guy Henry, Actor Linda Henry, Actor Scott Maslen, Actor Diane Parish, Actor Hugh Quarshie, Actor Jemma Redgrave, Actor Tim Roth, Actor Catherine Shipton, Actor Gillian Taylforth, Actor Lacey Turner, Actor Darcey Bussell, Contributor Mel Giedroyc, Presenter Craig Horwood, Contributor Paul Martin, Presenter Simon Schama, Presenter Justin Webb, Presenter Kirsty Wark, Presenter John Simpson, Correspondent Sophie Raworth, Presenter John Pienaar, Correspondent James Naughtie, Correspondent and Presenter Gavin Esler, Presenter Mark Easton, Correspondent Ben Brown, Presenter Jeremy Bowen, Correspondent Kamal Ahmed, Correspondent Adrian Chiles, Presenter Greg James, Presenter Shaun Keaveny, Presenter Moira Stuart, Presenter Jo Whiley, Presenter Naga Munchetty, Presenter and Contributor John McEnroe, Presenter and Commentator Jonathan Davies, Contributor Clare Balding, Presenter Jonathan Agnew, Presenter and Commentator