Clive Myrie has issued his "sincere apologies" while announcing a major career change after failing to declare earnings he made from corporate gigs.
The BBC newsreader, 60, took to X today to explain that he had failed to fill out the correct paperwork for external public events he had been paid for. He went on to say that he has told the BBC that he won't be taking part in any more paid external events for the forseeable future.
He tweeted: "An apology – I’ve had several administrative issues, and I didn’t fill out the correct paperwork for some of my external public events, so they haven’t been published until now. I’ve told the BBC I won't be taking part in any more paid external events in the foreseeable future, beyond a handful of pre-existing commitments, so that this doesn’t happen again. My sincere apologies. Thanks, Clive."
It comes after it was reported in October that Myrie had not declared earnings of at least £65,000 from corporate events over the past 12 months.
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BBC)As a BBC employee, Myrie is supposed to declare his list of engagements to the corporation monthly, but failed to include 11. All of the Beeb's on-screen talent have had to declare outside earnings since director-general Tim Davie demanded more transparency in 2021, publishing the declarations every three months.
The Sunday Times claimed Myrie failed to declare his work as a debate chairman at GreenTalks Live, an event hosted by the Isle of Man’s Energy and Sustainability Centre, and as a keynote speaker at Dutch bank ING’s Views From The Top dinner at The Gherkin in London. Both events are reported to have commanded fees of more than £10,000.
The media outlet also claimed that Myrie also failed to report nine other engagements, including work as a guest speaker at Suffolk Chamber of Commerce’s Prestige Dinner, a host at the National Residential Landlords Association’s conference, and as host of an Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association lunch. The other roles are said to be worth between £5,000 and £10,000 to the BBC star.
A BBC spokesperson said it had spoken to the presenter to “remind him of his responsibilities”. They said: “We have spoken to Clive to remind him of his responsibilities with regards to the external events register, and he has apologised for these errors.”
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