Tony Hall tells MPs he did not consider of resigning in protest at government stance – but BBC trustee Richard Ayre says he did contemplate quitting
BBC director general Tony Hall has defended his shotgun funding deal with the government in which it took on the £700m cost of funding free TV licence fees for over-75s,saying it was a better deal than the one struck by his predecessor Mark Thompson five years earlier.
In a robust exchange with MPs on Tuesday, Hall said that he did not consider resigning over the issue but a senior member of the BBC Trust, and Richard Ayre,said he did contemplate quitting over the additional financial burden imposed on the corporation.
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Source: theguardian.com