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Deayton's BBC contract renewed

Published Sunday, Jul 28 2002, 11:59 BST | By Neil Wilkes
Angus Deayton is keeping his job as host of Have I Got News For You.

The 46-year-old, who hit the tabloids two months ago for cheating on his wife and taking cocaine, was saved from the axe in a meeting between executives of the BBC and production company Hat Trick last week.

A BBC spokesman confirmed that Deayton had signed a new contract and would front a new series of the comedy panel show, in a deal worth £50,000 per episode.
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