Martin Bashir was always a controversial choice for religious correspondent
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Catherine Pepinster2021-05-24T09:02:00
The fallout from the Martin Bashir scandal should be a moment for the BBC to rethink its commitment to religious reporting, argues Catherine Pepinster
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