Obituary: Peter Jay – the Rise and Fall of ‘the Cleverest Young Man in England’

Peter Jay, the former economics editor of the BBC, has died aged 87. At various times, Jay was also economics editor of the Times newspaper, presenter of ITV's Weekend World, British Ambassador to Washington, launch chairman of TV-am and chief of staff to Robert Maxwell. In a statement, his family ...

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