Emma Barnett quit Radio 4’s Today after her bid to change the direction of the flagship news programme sparked behind-the-scenes tensions, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
BBC sources say Ms Barnett, 41, the former Women’s Hour presenter, grew frustrated when her ideas about reducing the programme’s political coverage in favour of more human-interest items met with resistance.
One insider said: ‘That is not what the programme is and that is not what people wanted it to do.’
The BBC has not yet made any formal announcement regarding Ms Barnett’s departure from the long-running show.
But senior sources last night insisted her exit was
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