Presenter Dan Walker will appear at an employment tribunal in the UK after his former Channel 5 News co-host Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije alleged racial and sexist discrimination.<\/p>\n
Broadcaster Vanderpuije, who co-hosted the show with Walker for a year between 2022 and 2023, has filed claims for alleged unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment on grounds of race and sex, and breach of contract.<\/p>\n
She has also filed a claim of suffering a detriment or dismissal due to exercising rights under the UK’s Public Interest Disclosure Act – also known as whistleblowing.<\/p>\n
Walker, a former BBC Breakfast host and Strictly Come Dancing contestant who now presents the weekday breakfast show on the UK’s Classic FM, is listed as a respondent alongside Channel 5 and ITN – including ITN CEO Rachel Corp – and Paramount Global, which owns Channel 5. <\/p>\n
An ITN spokesperson said on Sunday: “This claim, which is denied in full, will be addressed through the tribunal process.”<\/p>\n
It is understood that an internal investigation into allegations against Walker was not upheld and no misconduct was found.<\/p>\n
The case is scheduled to be heard at a London employment tribunal from 20 April and is expected to last five days.<\/p>\n
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