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Dan Walker’s former Channel 5 News co-host withdraws bullying allegations

The Independent·Ellie Crabbe·about 1 month ago
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Broadcaster Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije has withdrawn her claims against former co-host Dan Walker after reaching a “mutual agreement” with ITN and Channel 5, her lawyers have confirmed. Ms Vanderpuije, 47, who co-presented the Channel 5 News programme with Mr Walker from 2022, had lodged claims of unfair dismissal , discrimination on grounds of race and sex, harassment, and breach of contract. She had also filed a claim of suffering detriment or dismissal under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, commonly known as whistleblowing. Her lawyer, Jonathan Coad, told the Daily Mail earlier this month: “Claudia-Liza claims that she was the victim of a sham redundancy because as a whistleblower she made protected disclosures alleging that a toxic culture of racism, sexism, misogyny and bullying existed in the Channel 5 Newsroom, and that its editorial content reflected its racist culture.” Mr Walker, 49, was listed as a respondent in the proceedings alongside Channel 5, ITN – including its CEO Rachel Corp – and…

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