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July 17, 2015

Newsquest reporter quits after failing to meet six-story quota while at hospital with terminally ill grandmother

By Rushabh Haria

A reporter for Newsquest's North London titles has resigned after being “threatened with disciplinary procedures” for taking a terminally ill relative to hospital on company time.

John Toner handed in his resignation directly to Newsquest's group editor Tim Jones, before tweeting an image of the resignation letter to nearly 1,800 followers.

He said he was "threatened with disciplinary procedures" after failing to meet the required quota of six stories a day while working remotely from hospital. He said he filed five stories.

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