Lords warn of 'excessive interference' over gender gap

Mishal Husain (credit Jeff Overs)

Conservative peer Lord Dobbs has raised concerns over the cost of recruitment reforms to improve gender equality in news and current affairs and claimed some recommendations came “close to excessive interference”.

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