BBC Wins Legal Fight With Fired Presenter, But Case Details Claims He Faced “Anti-Wokeism” Homophobia

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EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has won the first round of a legal fight with a fired radio presenter, but was unsuccessful in efforts to stop the publication of an internal review detailing allegations of homophobia at one of the broadcaster’s regional outposts.

BBC Radio Cornwall presenter Jack Murley took legal action against his employer for wrongful dismissal last year. In the first part of his employment tribunal, Murley argued that the BBC discriminated against him for being gay and a representative of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).

The BBC argued that Murley broke social media rules with tweets that failed to be impartial about local radio job cuts and that fell below standards of taste and decency.

The BBC also argued that Murley breached editorial rules by discussing job cuts on-air and making sexualized jokes during a segment on his Sunday afternoon show, titled ‘Loosest Goose.’ Employment Judge Smail was not persuaded by Murley’s arguments and the first round of his case was dismissed.