BBC editor Carrie Gracie quits over 'secretive and illegal' gender pay structure

One of the BBC's most experienced journalists has quit her post, accusing the corporation of running a "secretive and illegal" pay structure.In an open letter which begins "Dear BBC Audience", China editor Carrie Gracie says licence fee payers have a right to know the corporation is not "living up to its stated values of trust, honesty and accountability".Gracie claims to have discovered that male international news editors were being paid 50% more than women in the same role.