Whistleblowing | BBC reporter sacked after raising Covid breach concerns, tribunal hears

A former BBC reporter was sacked after blowing the whistle on Covid restrictions being breached, an employment tribunal has heard.

Ian Stringer was hired by BBC Leicester in 2008 a sports reporter covering Leicester City FC. He had previously also appeared on the BBC as a contestant on The Apprentice.

Stringer was suspended in 2021 and sacked the following year on the grounds of misconduct.

It has been said at the tribunal that Stringer was sacked after failing to declare some commercial relationships to the BBC, including one with a car leasing company he was allegedly promoting on his personal social media accounts in exchange for free use of high-end vehicles including a BMW and an Audi.