Monday, June 21, 2010

ITV presenter quits after withdrawing discrimination allegations

Published: 1:46PM GMT twenty-four February 2010

ITV Aziz was Britain"s initial Asian inhabitant headlines presenter Photo: SWNS

The headlines host has additionally cold and apologised for a array of allegations she done opposite ITV colleagues.

Aziz was reported to have done claims of race, sex and age taste that were due to be listened at a stirring industrial tribunal.

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She was dangling from her on all sides as presenter of ITV West headlines programme West Country Tonight last Jul after allegations over her expenses, that she denied.

Her depart after 4 years at ITV West was voiced in a make a difference this afternoon, that pronounced Aziz ""has motionless to leave the association for personal reasons"".

She said: ""I have enjoyed my time with ITV, but over the last couple of months I realize I done critical and deleterious allegations opposite my Bristol colleagues and ITV managers.

""The allegations were done while I was really indignant and unwell. I right away repel all the allegations and instruct to go on to rise my career.

""I leave ITV meaningful that my time at ITV has been amongst the majority fulfilling of my career in radio and I have the top courtesy for the peculiarity of broadcasting constructed there.""

Aziz, Britain"s initial Asian inhabitant headlines presenter, assimilated ITV in 2006 after 10 years at Sky.

A orator for ITV said: ""Lisa has done a poignant grant to the team. We have right away resolved all of the superb issues and we instruct Lisa success in the future.""

It is accepted that a assembly was called at the ITV West newsroom this sunrise at that an reparation from the presenter was review out.

It is believed the minute explained to colleagues she was withdrawing her allegations and apologised to both ITV and the particular ITV managers about whom she had done claims.

Her minute pronounced she would be creation no serve criticism about the matter.

ITV formerly pronounced it had investigated Aziz"s claims and they were ""baseless"".

The judiciary explain has been forsaken as a outcome of the allegations being withdrawn.