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Martine Croxall takes BBC to tribunal amid sex discrimination row

Former chief presenter has been off air for more than a year having been sidelined along with several other women
Alex Farber
, Media Correspondent
The Times
Martine Croxall announced the death of Prince Philip in 2021 and a year later was found to have breached guidelines over her reaction to Boris Johnson’s withdrawal from the Tory leadership race
Martine Croxall announced the death of Prince Philip in 2021 and a year later was found to have breached guidelines over her reaction to Boris Johnson’s withdrawal from the Tory leadership race
BBC
Alex Farber
, Media Correspondent
The Times

The BBC News presenter Martine Croxall is taking the broadcaster to a tribunal amid age and sex discrimination claims after being off-air for more than a year.

Croxall, 55, is to begin legal proceedings against the corporation on May 1 at a two-day hearing in London.

It is set to become the most prominent tribunal against the BBC since it lost an equal pay claim brought by the presenter Samira Ahmed in 2020.

The details of Croxall’s case have yet to be made public but are expected to relate to the BBC’s decision to end her chief presenter role in February before the launch of its global news channel.

As the BBC closed its dedicated UK news channel as part of the £400 million