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BBC journalist Andy West speaks out on suspension for Tyson Fury comments

on Dec 31, 2015 | 0 comments

By Jessica Goodfellow

BBC journalist Andy West posted a five-minute YouTube video last Sunday in anticipation of the Sports Personality of the Year in Belfast explaining why he objected to Tyson Fury being nominated for the award.

West is a TV reporter for BBC Newsline, and was suspended on the 9th December when he posted on his Facebook page that he was “ashamed to work for the BBC” after Fury’s name was added to the nomination list.

In his online post, West wrote: “My employer is hurting me and other gay people by celebrating someone who considers me no better than a paedophile and who Read full story ›

Source: The Drum