Carol Vorderman quits BBC radio show over 'non-negotiable' new social media guidelines

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Carol Vorderman has announced she is leaving her BBC radio show because she is “not prepared to lose my voice” after the corporation introduced new social media guidelines.

The 62-year-old former Countdown star has had a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio Wales for five years. But Carol hasn't shied away from sharing her opinions and has been vocal in her criticism of the Government on social media which has led to her having several arguments on X, formerly Twitter, with Tory MPs.

She has posted a number of critical remarks about Johnny Mercer’s performance as veterans’ affairs minister and the pair have had several public arguments and he has referred to her on X as a “deeply unpleasant person”. READ MORE: ITV's Lorraine Kelly apologises for 'really bad' wardrobe blunder and says 'it won't happen again' READ MORE: Read more of today's top stories from the Manchester Evening News In March, Carol called on women’s minister Maria Caulfield to resign after she claimed she could not “be bothered to turn up” to a committee hearing about the menopause.

In September, Voderman is also said to have deleted a number of posts about Conservative chairman Greg Hands. Mr Hands had called on her to apologise for what he called “defamatory and damaging” tweets about his involvement in a lifestyle firm being awarded a £25.8 million personal protective equipment contract in 2020.