Overview

• Smith announced on X that today is his last day at BBC News and said the redundancy offer prompted his decision.
• He told followers he does not know what comes next and signed off with “watch this space,” drawing supportive messages in reply.
• Smith joined the BBC in 1997 and was promoted to Senior Broadcast Journalist in 2010.
• His reporting spanned Asia, Africa and the Americas, with major coverage of Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic, and recent assignments in Ukraine and the Middle East.
• He has won Royal Television Society awards, including for reporting on racism in Northern Ireland and for work related to Molly Russell’s death, and outlets noted his exit alongside other recent BBC staff changes.