Kay Burley to spend six months off air after COVID-19 breach
Sky News presenter Kay Burley has agreed to be off air for six months after breaching COVID-19 rules.
Political editor Beth Rigby and correspondent Inzamam Rashid have also agreed to be off air for three months following an internal review at Sky News.
The trio broke COVID-19 rules after attending Kay’s 60th birthday celebrations.
Sky News said: “Everyone at Sky News is expected to comply with the rules and the company takes breaches like this very seriously indeed.”
Hello everyone,
News about me. Thanks for all your kind wishes. pic.twitter.com/6LDNVB9Cns— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) December 10, 2020
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