Presenter ‘devastated’ by move, which is part of wider changes to be unveiled next week
The BBC’s decision to axe Victoria Derbyshire’s award-winning
BBC show faced a severe backlash on Thursday led by the presenter herself, who said she was “devastated” by the news and revealed that she had not been informed of the decision in advance.
As politicians, BBC staffers and guests on the show on Thursday declared their dismay at the decision to axe the BBC Two current affairs and investigative show, an internal email revealed that the move was part of a wider series of changes to be unveiled next week.