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[BBC Trust to be axed
thats a good thing ,due to the Corruption
out tomorrow in Parliament.
The BBC is under fire for handing out nearly £25Million
to 150 departing bosses between 2009 and 2012.
Incredibly, more than
£1.9million of that was more than
their contracts demanded.
Mr Thompson — who left the BBC last year to head
up the New York Times — sensationally accused
Lord Patten and BBC Trustee Anthony Fry
of misleading Parliament.
In written evidence to the
Public Accounts Committee,
he said: “The insinuation that they
were kept in the dark
by me or anyone else is false.”
He claimed they had been “fully briefed”
about pay-offs
of nearly £1million to ex-deputy director
general Mark Byford
and almost £400,000 to ex-marketing
head Sharon Baylay.
Lord Patten told the PAC in July that
he was “shocked” at the
pay-offs. But yesterday he said
he had “no concerns” about
Mr Thompson’s claims.
A BBC Trust spokesman branded
Mr Thompson’s evidence
as “bizarre”. Ms Adams, who quits
the BBC next year, told MPs
in July she had NOT seen a note
detailing plans for pay-offs
to Mr Byford and Ms Baylay.
Yesterday she confessed
she helped write it.
Mr Wilson said
anyone who has misled Parliament should resign
immediately or be sacked. He added:
“It’s not altogether surprising
that Mark Thompson and Chris Patten
are fighting like ferrets in a sack.” ]


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