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Halo Trust landmine charity suspends founder Guy Willoughby | Halo Trust landmine charity suspends founder Guy Willoughby |
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A landmine charity once supported by Princess Diana has suspended its founder and chief executive. | A landmine charity once supported by Princess Diana has suspended its founder and chief executive. |
The Halo Trust said there had been a "serious deterioration" in relations between Guy Willoughby and the board, and it had decided to suspend him. | The Halo Trust said there had been a "serious deterioration" in relations between Guy Willoughby and the board, and it had decided to suspend him. |
The trust reviewed his role after the Sunday Telegraph printed details of his £220,000 a year pay package in January. | The trust reviewed his role after the Sunday Telegraph printed details of his £220,000 a year pay package in January. |
He has not commented on the suspension, but a friend told the Telegraph he had been treated "disgracefully". | He has not commented on the suspension, but a friend told the Telegraph he had been treated "disgracefully". |
The friend also said the fallout was "damaging to the charity". | The friend also said the fallout was "damaging to the charity". |
The newspaper report in January suggested Mr Willoughby's pay deal, thought to have been approved more than a decade ago, included school fees for three of his children. | The newspaper report in January suggested Mr Willoughby's pay deal, thought to have been approved more than a decade ago, included school fees for three of his children. |
Taxpayer funding | Taxpayer funding |
A spokesman for the Dumfries-based charity said: "The board of trustees of the Halo Trust has suspended Guy Willoughby as chief executive following a serious deterioration in relations between him and the board over the governance of the charity. | |
"The board will now undertake a review of the situation before deciding on the next steps to be taken." | "The board will now undertake a review of the situation before deciding on the next steps to be taken." |
The Halo Trust has been clearing landmines around the world for more than 25 years, and it receives £3.7m every year in UK taxpayer funding from the Department for International Development. | The Halo Trust has been clearing landmines around the world for more than 25 years, and it receives £3.7m every year in UK taxpayer funding from the Department for International Development. |
Princess Diana raised the charity's profile in 1997 when she was photographed watching its work in Angola, and Prince Harry and actress Angelina Jolie have also been supporters. | Princess Diana raised the charity's profile in 1997 when she was photographed watching its work in Angola, and Prince Harry and actress Angelina Jolie have also been supporters. |
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