Daily Telegraph editor-at-large Jeff Randall turned down an approach by ITV to appear on its news programmes as a business pundit.
According to the Independent, ITV was keen to hire Randall to give the BBC’s Robert Peston a run for his money. An insider tells the paper: “We were looking for a big-hitter to comment on the big stories and Jeff was an obvious person to approach.”
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