Allison Pearson said to be negotiating exit from Daily Telegraph amid job cull

Columnist’s relations with some senior editorial figures said to be strained over subjects she raised in her columns

The controversial Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson is understood to be in negotiations about leaving the broadsheet as the newspaper’s new owner makes significant newsroom cuts.

Sources told the Guardian that Pearson – firmly on the right of the Telegraph’s roster – is preparing to announce her exit imminently and is crafting a statement about her future plans.