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The BBC rehired Martin Bashir despite the deception over his Princess Diana interview after an executive said he was desperate to win awards, a senior source says.   And Bashir is still earning up to £2,000 a week from taxpayers despite plunging the broadcaster into its biggest crisis for decades, it has emerged. The BBC accepted his resignation rather than sacking him, meaning he is believed to be drawing his £100,000-a-year salary until his three-month notice period ends in July. Jonathan Munro, the deputy director of news, was identified by senior BBC insiders as the primary force b...

Updated: 23 May 2021, 17:08 Invalid Date, PRITI Patel has slammed the BBC and refused to rule out criminal prosecutions over its 1995 interview with Princess Diana. 7 7 Martin Bashir used deceitful methods to secure the interview, a report has foundCredit: PA Ms Patel added that the mid-term review of the BBC would be a "very, very significant moment" for the corporation - where "lessons have to be learned". She told Sky News's Trevor Phillips: "If there is subsequent action that needs to be taken, then clearly - alongside the publication of this report and lessons being learned and changes,...

The first colleague to confront Martin Bashir over the famous TV tell-all says the BBC should offer more than a “generic apology”.

“It was unduly and unjustly denied that recognition at the time,” Fielding told Press Gazette. “We brought in the biggest story of the year and we should be given due credit for that.” Fielding added: “I feel very strongly about it. We did our job. We acted as good journalists. We stood up a story that has not been faulted in any respect. “All that’s happened is everyone else has climbed on board and suddenly realised that what we got was valuable. I feel Press Gazette should have a special award. “It was a great story and it was ignored for all sorts of reasons which we now k...

Lord Dyson, the former master of the rolls and head of civil justice, was appointed to look into the circumstances surrounding the explosive 1995 sit-down, where Diana opened up about Charles.