BBC workers went on strike today, intercepting the new boss of the broadcaster as he arrived for his first day on the job after warning that “tough choices are unavoidable.”A protest was staged outside the Broadcasting House in central London as the BBC’s new director-general, Matt Brittin, arrived for work, demanding he retract his pledge to slash 2,000 jobs.Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) held signs reading “Newshour bosses: share the cuts pain” and “BBC Radio World Service don’t sink the flagship.”

BBC workers went on strike today, intercepting the new boss of the broadcaster as he arrived for his first day on the job after warning that “tough choices are unavoidable.”

A protest was staged outside the Broadcasting House in central London as the BBC’s new director-general, Matt Brittin, arrived for work, demanding he retract his pledge to slash 2,000 jobs.

Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) held signs reading “Newshour bosses: share the cuts pain” and “BBC Radio World Service don’t sink the flagship.”

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