BBC presenter hits out at ‘incredibly dumb’ decision to axe long-running show

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Stephen Sackur has hit out at the BBC’s “incredibly dumb” decision to axe one of its flagship programmes.

Last October, the corporation announced its decision to end HARDTalk, along with the loss of 100 news roles at the corporation.