An MP has criticized the BBC for hiring a diversity chief on a salary of £125,000, claiming it is unfair to license fee-payers.
The role involves creating an inclusive work environment where all employees feel a sense of belonging.
According to the job description, the diversity chief will also play a role in promoting diversity and inclusion within the BBC’s official reporting and campaigns.
The BBC is already facing accusations of wokery, with shows like Doctor Who and EastEnders criticised for new storylines.
Tory MP Joe Robertson said: “Once again, British licence fee payers are being fleeced.
“More overpaid management roles means more rubbish on the telly.
“Diversity and inclusion should already be embedded throughout the BBC and supported by the HR department in the normal way.
“These grossly-overpaid DEI roles need to be scrapped.”
BBC director-general Tim Davie has criticised government cuts to the BBC budget calling them “shortsighted”.
The licence fee is going up by £5 next month to £174.50 in a move signed off by the Labour government.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has pledged an “honest national conversation about the broadcaster’s long-term future”.
The corporation has recently been criticised for a Gaza documentary that used the son of a Hamas official.
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