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.
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.
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.
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.
An ITN spokesperson said on Sunday: "This claim, which is denied in full, will be addressed through the tribunal process."
It is understood that an internal investigation into allegations against Walker was not upheld and no misconduct was found.
The case is scheduled to be heard at a London employment tribunal from 20 April and is expected to last five days.
Source: Press Association
