December 6, 2024

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Martin Bashir: Ex-BBC boss Tony Hall says ‘trust was abused and misplaced’

Former BBC director normal Tony Corridor has mentioned it was the “erroneous judgement” in hindsight not to sack journalist Martin Bashir around his behaviour in the run-up to his 1995 interview with Princess Diana.

“I dependable a journalist… we, the staff, gave him a second chance, and that rely on was abused and misplaced,” Lord Corridor informed the Digital, Lifestyle, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee of MPs on Tuesday.

He also mentioned he was “sorry for the harm brought on”.

A current report by previous choose Lord Dyson criticised Bashir’s “deceitful” actions and Lord Hall’s “woefully ineffective” investigation.

Read far more: Ex-BBC manager: I was erroneous not to sack Bashir