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Presenter Carol Vorderman Says BBC Decision To Fire Her Over Political Tweets Was “Sexist”


The radio presenter refused to stop calling out the UK government for alleged corruption.

UK TV and radio presenter Carol Vorderman has accused her former employer the BBC of “sexism” over its decision to fire her over her use of social media “sexist.” Vorderman told The Times she had been warned to be quiet by BBC bosses before they pulled the plug on her show, a move she calls “sexist,” saying: Vorderman, a longtime UK TV presenter and maths whiz on quiz show Countdown, has a following of nearly a million on X and began being more vocally anti-government during the lockdown of 2020, calling out public figures for alleged corruption.

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