"receive a formal, full and unconditional apology for repeated incidents of homophobic and discriminatory abuse that I was subjected to while working at the Corporation"
"The abuse occurred over a number of years, from individuals inside and outside the BBC, and was thoroughly documented in a high-level whistleblowing report compiled by the BBC's Corporate Investigations Team,"
"I have known about that report for some time, along with how serious its conclusions are. And today, the BBC has confirmed to me that it acknowledges and accepts - without reservation - every single one of"
Jack Murley presented for BBC Radio Cornwall for five years and was sacked in 2024 for breaching editorial and social media policies by criticising local radio cuts, which the BBC said lacked impartiality. Murley alleged discrimination for being gay and for his role as an NUJ representative, but an employment judge ruled in February that he was not discriminated against and later judged the dismissal reasonable. A separate BBC internal investigation found several instances of homophobic abuse by employees and managerial failings in handling complaints. Murley met senior BBC management and received a formal unconditional apology, and the abuse was documented in a high-level whistleblowing report.
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