Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for Alastair Stewart to be reinstated back on ITV.
30.01.2020 - 02:31 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The mystery decision by veteran newsreader Alastair Stewart to step down from his ITV News presenting duties may have been due to a tweet sent to a black man where he used the word "ape'.
The 67-year-old - whose career in front of the camera spans 40 years - said in a statement on Wednesday that he made a "misjudgment which I regret" as it was revealed he was quitting his presenting role.
ITN said in the statement that the journalist's use of social media "breached" its editorial guidelines, but
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Alastair Stewart is stepping down from his presenting duties at ITV following "errors of judgement" in his use of social media.
ITV News host Alastair Stewart is stepping down from presenting duties “following errors of judgment” in his use of social media.