SOLIDARITY FOR SAMIRA  BBC journalist Samira Ahmed supported by colleagues including Naga Munchetty as equal pay case begins TV and radio presenter Samira Ahmed was cheered by colleagues as she took the BBC to court over unequal pay yesterday. Samira, 51, is claiming she was paid less than male colleagues doing “very similar jobs”.   She says she got £465 per episode of Newswatch while Jeremy Vine received £3,000 for doing Points of View. Arriving at the Central London Employment Tribunal yesterday, Samira was backed by colleagues including BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty and journalist Carrie Gracie, who resigned as BBC China Editor last year over the gender pay gap. Ms... Read more