A BBC weather presenter said to have attended two anti-lockdown marches led by Piers Corbyn has been removed from broadcasting.
Regional TV talent Jemma Cooper is best known for her regular appearances on Bristol’s Points West programme.
It is alleged she said in a whstapp group that the BBC was ‘the devil’ and appears to be in footage of an anti-lockdown march.
Today the broadcaster was forced to restate impartiality guidelines had to be strictly followed and any breach would be dealt with.
Awhistleblower, speaking to the Bristol Post, said Ms Cooper returned to the Points West newsroom after attending a Birmingham demonstration.
The insider said: ‘Jemma had arguments with colleagues who felt she was putting people in danger by going out to these events.
‘It has become a thing in the newsroom which we call “Where’s Wally”.
On a now-archived BBC profile page, she said: ‘Journalism is in my blood and I am confident about telling the weather story every day but weather is a science and I have put a lot of effort in to learn as much as I can about it.’
The broadcaster has said Ms Cooper is still employed by the channel.
She has been off air for three months, but is said to still be helping with news stories.
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