Mr Raworth, the BBC's Head Girl, read out the item with a straight face. I bet Ahmed's annual pay is nowhere near Raworth's. Samira Ahmed won her case for equal pay, using a comparison of she is paid per episode of Newswatch to Jeremy Vine for episodes of Points of View.
Ms Raworth receives £265,000-£269,999 pa
The others - Huw Edwards – £490,000-£494,999 Andrew Marr – £390,000-£394,999 George Alagiah – £315,000-£319,999 Nick Robinson – £290,000-£294,999 = John Humphrys – £290,000-£294,999 Evan Davis – £275,000-£279,999 Sophie Raworth – £265,000-£269,999 Emily Maitlis – £260,000-£264,999 Fiona Bruce – £255,000-£259,999 = Mishal Husain – £255,000-£259,999 Laura Kuenssberg – £250,000-£254,999 Martha Kearney – £245,000-£249,999 = Justin Webb – £245,000-£249,999 Sarah Montague – £240,000-£244,999 = Jon Sopel – £240,000-£244,999 Jeremy Bowen – £215,000-£219,999 = Victoria Derbyshire – £215,000-£219,999 Amol Rajan – £210,000-£214,999 Katya Adler – £205,000-£209,999
The tribunal in question has ruled that pay must be based on job evaluations.