Director general says he wants BBC at forefront of change on equal pay

The director general, Tony Hall, has replied to a letter signed by more than 40 female presenters.The BBC director general, Tony Hall, has said he hopes the BBC can close its gender pay gap sooner than 2020, after an unprecedented intervention by more than 40 of its most high-profile female stars.Claire Balding, Newsnight presenters Emily Maitlis and Kirsty Wark and One Show host Alex Jones were among more than those who wrote to Hall on Sunday to demand the BBC act to correct the pay gap, coord