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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T10:39:27.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.gbnews.com",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nVictoria Derbyshire, the presenter of the BBC's Newsnight, was subjected to a workplace conduct investigation following multiple complaints from colleagues, it has been reported.\n\nThe Bafta-winning journalist allegedly faced scrutiny after the corporation's 2025 workplace culture review, which urged staff to report alleged misconduct, although it is believed the complaints were not upheld.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nSources claim the 57-year-old was accused of causing discomfort among off-air colleagues through her manner and choice of words.\n\nMs Derbyshire is understood to have firmly rejected any suggestion that her behaviour constituted bullying. GB News has contacted Ms Derbyshire's representatives.\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nA BBC spokesperson told GB News: \"While we do not comment on individual cases, we take all complaints about conduct at work extremely seriously and will not tolerate behaviour that is not in line with our values.\"\n\nThe BBC's investigation is not believed to have upheld any allegations of bullying against the presenter.\n\nMs Derbyshire is said to have acknowledged that she can be forthright and demanding when working under the pressures typical of a newsroom environment.\n\nOne ally described her approach to Deadline: \"She's very exacting. Nobody likes to be criticised, but if you've done s**t work, Victoria will call you out on it.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nA PwC consultant seconded to the BBC's human resources team reportedly conducted interviews with those who raised concerns.\n\nComplainants were informed in March that their issues had been heard and examined, though they were not told whether their specific complaints had been upheld, leaving some reportedly dissatisfied with the process.\n\nCharlotte Moore, the BBC's chief content officer, and Kirsty Wark, who previously co-presented Newsnight alongside Derbyshire, are believed to be among those who raised concerns about the presenter's conduct.\n\nThe investigation is said to have come in the wake of the BBC's 2025 workplace culture review, which was launched specifically to tackle systemic problems following high-profile scandals involving former newsreader Huw Edwards and television presenter Gregg Wallace.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Inside Sophie Reaper's dream African getaway as GB News star declares trip 'all worth it'\n  * James May slammed for 'moronic' remarks over death of British pubs as Top Gear star dismisses crisis\n  * Nadia Sawalha sparks outrage as ITV star unleashes Nigel Farage rant in wake of Henry Nowak killing\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nA source familiar with the process suggested to Deadline the investigation's conclusion fell short of the culture review's recommendations, which called for greater transparency around complaint outcomes to restore confidence in how the corporation handles such matters.\n\nHowever, another individual told the Times that the investigation was handled robustly.\n\nMs Derbyshire has built a distinguished three-decade career at the BBC, beginning in radio before transitioning to television work across programmes including Watchdog, Panorama, and the BBC News Channel.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe presenter, who earns up to £280,000 annually, hosted the award-winning Ukrainecast podcast following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.\n\nHer recent journalism includes securing a UK exclusive interview with rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot in February, and a Newsnight special in March featuring five women who suffered sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMs Derbyshire previously fronted her own eponymous current affairs programme for five years until it was axed in 2020 due to budget constraints.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Victoria Derbyshire 'faced BBC workplace conduct investigation' after complaints made against Newsnight star"
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