Black TV presenter Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije appears at tribunal
Dan Walker who faces allegations against him was not in attendance.
Black TV presenter Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije appears at tribunal
The Community Reporter was at the tribunal in London to cover the hearing. Here is the latest update from us.
REPORTING BY ARIKE IDRIS AND MELISSA SIGODO
APRIL 20, 2026
Former Channel 5 News presenter Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije appeared at a tribunal today following allegations she made against her ex co-anchor Dan Walker.
Ms Vanderpuije left the channel in 2024 after more than five years presenting their news programme as the first Black lead anchor.
In the last 12 months of her role, she presented alongside the former BBC host who joined the channel.
Now, she has accused Mr Walker of “bullying, misogny against a Black woman and sexism”, according to the Mail on Sunday.
An internal investigation into claims against him was not upheld and no misconduct was found. Mr Walker denies the claims made by Ms Vanderpuije in full, according to MoS.
An ITN spokesperson told us: “This claim, which is denied in full, will be addressed through the tribunal process.”
Ms Vanderpuije was present at the hearing and briefly stood for photographers before heading into the building.
Prior to her arrival, a legal representative told press outside the tribunal that the hearing was set to take the entire day and that there would be a case management meeting on Friday.
They added that the trial would officially begin next Monday.
Mr Walker did not attend the tribunal but instead took to Instagram posting a photo of himself with a caption: "Good morning. Exciting day today... @classicfm this morning and then off to the @royalalberthall to present Classic FM Live alongside the brilliant @myleeneklass Can’t wait but that does mean no @c5news for me tonight. You can still join the team at 5 on 5 and I will be back on telly tomorrow. Have a cracking Monday.”
After a closed door hearing which took over two hours, the Comunity Reporter was told that the trial will likely to reconvene on Thursday or Friday.
As Ms Vanderpuije left the tribunal, the Community Reporter asked if she had anything to say, to which she replied, “no, I can’t. I’m afraid.”
Ms Vanderpuije who is of Ghanaian and Dutch descent grew up on an estate in West London.
She went on to study history and journalism at Queen Mary University of London and then completed a Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Since then, the former news presenter has had a career spanning over 15 years working with some of the biggest broadcasting channels in the UK including the BBC, Sky News and others.
The tribunal is set to last for five weeks.