By Miles Goslett PUBLISHED: 16:39 EST, 22 June 2013 | UPDATED: 16:41 EST, 22 June 2013 Three senior BBC journalists have been accused of having a conflict of interest in accepting thousands of pounds to speak at conferences held by some of the organisations they are supposed to scrutinise. The Mail on Sunday has found that Radio 4 Today presenter Sarah Montague, economics editor Stephanie Flanders and Radio 5 Live chief political correspondent John Pienaar have agreed four and five-figure fees to officiate at events held by the NHS, the European Commission and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, which represents accountants in Whitehall and local government.
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Senior BBC journalists make thousands of pounds attending conferences
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