Gilligan wants to stay at the BBC -- others (no names, of course) believe he doesn't deserve to.

National Union of Journalists General Secretary Jeremy Dear says "It is my understanding that Andrew Gilligan wishes to continue working for the BBC.

"There have been no discussions today because of events but he needs to have talks with a union official and BBC management.

"We are backing him and I would like to hear him back on the Today programme."

Much more on this later -- but I'm getting perilously close to returning my NUJ membership card.