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Sacked: Phil Hammond
DOCTOR and radio presenter Phil Hammond was sacked by the BBC today for planning to stand against arch-Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg at the next election.
Dr Hammond accused Auntie of “fear” after it pulled his weekly Saturday Surgery show from BBC Radio Bristol, saying he was “very sad and a little puzzled” by the move.
On Tuesday evening, the doctor said he had been endorsed by the National Health Action Party (NHA) as a prospective parliamentary candidate in his home constituency of North East Somerset.
The fallout from the Kneecap and Bob Vylan performances at Glastonbury raises questions about the suitability of senior BBC management for their roles, says STEPHEN ARNELL
With Reform UK surging and Labour determined not to offer anything different from the status quo, a clear opportunity opens for the left, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
