We have an explanation for the new female voices appearing on the Today programme - most recently Geeta Guru-Murthy and Sarah Smith. The breakfast show's current-longest-serving hostess, Sarah Montague, was last heard on air on November 30, and the Mail has extracted the information that she won't be back until December 27.
The Mail's interpretation is that this long absence is all about pay. Sarah, publicly, is on less than £150k - John Humphrys is on above £600k, but if you split that evenly between Today money and fees for Mastermind, it's still more than twice what Sarah's been earning for the past 15 years. The Mail believes she's been given a 25% lift - but it's entirely possible that back pay is an issue still to be sorted, as well as the mooted transfer to the World At One. On November 10 - Equal Pay day - Sarah tweeted or retweeted 11 supportive messages.
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