“Remember when you used to smear jam on your hand to make it look like I’d stabbed you with a biro during breakfast presenting shift? “I wish I was making that up ..,” she jokingly concluded.Following news of Simon’s exit from the BBC, Sam Taylor, Head of Live & Breaking for BBC News, paid tribute to him in a statement to Express.co.uk.
He said: “Sharp, funny and a great colleague - it has been a delight to have Simon at the helm of the BBC News Channel and BBC News at One. “We’ll miss his one-liners, pregnant pauses and commitment to breaking news in every form, and wish him the very best for the future.”GB News founder Andrew Neil said the BBC host has joined his new venture.Mr Neil wrote on Twitter: "Oh yes.Simon McCoy is joining GB.
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