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Myers: ‘Anti-semitic column has ended my career’
A sacked Sunday Times columnist who suggested Vanessa Feltz and Claudia Winkleman earned high salaries because they were Jewish, has told BBC 5 live that his comments have ended his career.
Speaking to Emma Barnett, Kevin Myers said he retracts everything he said and apologises for his comments.
His article on BBC equal pay was in the paper's Irish edition and online.
This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on Wednesday 2 August 2017.
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