Dan Walker could be replaced on BBC Breakfast by his new Channel 5 co-star Julian Druker.
Dan left the BBC for good last month and made the move to 5 News, which he presents alongside Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije. Since then, the BBC have been considering various candidates to take over from him.
One of which is Channel 5 news reporter Julian Druker, a BBC source confirmed exclusively to Daily Star – who Dan appeared alongside just last week (June 10).
Julian was outside London’s High Court to discuss the plans to send refugees to Rwanda, which subsequently failed to go ahead on Tuesday (June 14).
Dan asked Julian: “Good evening, what’s been happening?”
Later, the clip cut to Dan in the studio as he wondered: “And Julian, there’s been other opposition to the plans?”
Julian was all professionalism as he responded: “Yes, Labour leader Keir Starmer today describing it as a ‘chaotic diversion’, said it hasn’t been thought through, he says ministers here should get around the table with ministers in France…”
But our BBC source has claimed that Julian could be eyeing up Dan’s old job with its eye-watering £100,000 salary for a three day week.
They told Daily Star that while BBC star Jon Kay looks to be the frontrunner, other names are still in the mix.
“Jon Kay is very popular in the newsroom, but the process to replace Dan is still ongoing with a few weeks left apparently. They definitely haven’t done the interviews yet.
“There has been a huge number of applicants obviously (because it was advertised externally).
“They are very much after a ‘news’ person so names like Jermaine Jenas and Gethin [Jones] are out apparently.
“Someone saw a list which included internal people like Jon Kay, Ben Thompson and other names like Gamal Fahnbulleh from ITV Granada, Sean Fletcher from GMB, Julian Druker from Channel 5 News and Stephen Dixon from GB News.”
But amid the changes to the morning programme, there is apparently some ‘unease’ behind the scenes as Jon Kay looks set to take the role in a ‘hasty’ decision.
Our source added: “Much as everyone thinks Jon Kay is the heir apparent for Dan’s job, there has been some uneasiness that the ‘header’ picture for the official BBC Breakfast Twitter account has been changed in the last few days (while the process is still ongoing) to include Jon as one of the four main stars.
“It’s perhaps fair enough as he has been part of the ‘family’ for months, but some of those within the BBC are still vying for the job and feel it’s now already been decided.
“Some of those candidates also wonder if the show bosses could have waited a few more weeks before doing it.”
BBC Breakfast airs daily from 6am on BBC One.
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