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BBC Chair Rejects Jewish Group’s Demand For Formal Antisemitism Investigation
BBC Chair Samir Shah has rejected a Jewish group of 200's demands for a formal investigation into antisemitism.
The group of more than 200 Jewish staffers, contributors and suppliers, who previously combined to protest the refusal to dismiss cricket commentator Qasim Sheikh, is made up of the likes of Grant, former BBC TV chief Danny Cohen and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The BBC has, during the period these high-profile instances have taken place, launched a Jewish staff network with content boss Moore acting as executive sponsor, while Davie has sent all-staff emails in a bid to signpost support. The furore comes at a difficult time for the BBC, reeling this week from the Edwards guilty plea and the tricky questions being asked about why the corporation continued paying the newsreader long after it discovered he had been arrested over making indecent images of children.
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