BBC broadcaster Clive Myrie He apologized for not declaring at least £145,000 in earnings from foreign events and said he would stop doing so for the “foreseeable future”.
The reporter blamed the error on “several administrative matters” and said he was not interested in his affairs outside of his salary. BBC role, with the exception of some previous roles.
He wrote in 10: “Apology – I had several administrative issues and for some extra public events I didn’t fill out my paperwork correctly, so they haven’t been issued yet.
“I have told the BBC that I will no longer be involved in paying foreign events for the foreseeable future, apart from a few pre-existing commitments, to prevent this from happening again. We sincerely apologize.”
The declarations made retrospectively by Myrie will go back to 2021. More than £10,000 has been cashed in for five types of random items, the table shows.
This year, the Sunday Times reported that he was not present to clarify the work of the debate at GreenTalks Live, an event hosted by the Isle of Man Energy and Sustainability Center, and as a keynote speaker at a banquet hosted by the Dutch bank ING. Gherkin skyscraper London. Both cases are reported to have cost more than £10,000 in fees.
The publication also claimed Myrie failed to report nine other engagements, including serving as host at the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce Prestige Luncheon, as host at the National Residential Landlords Association Conference, and as host at the Mortgage Lenders Association Intermediary luncheon.
Myrie, 60, is one of the BBC’s highest-paid presenters, having earned at least £310,000 for her role at BBC News, plus hosting for the spirited teacher.
Introduction in 2021, the The BBC is sure to send an external message particular paid-for overseas work by staff in the roles of air journalists and senior leaders.
On Wednesday, the corporation published a report for the third quarter of 2024, noting that “several events that were not registered in previous quarters were published retrospectively today.”
The BBC said the registrar was part of a “commitment to the highest standards of fairness across the organization” and those who failed to follow the correct process “shared their responsibilities with the registrar”.
Where “non-compliance has occurred, robust management action is taken” and disciplinary action may be taken for breaches. The corporation added that it would adjust its lines to the maximum “volume” of foreign paying people it was allowed to undertake.