This Morning and ITV hit with fresh wave of 'bullying and toxic workplace' claims

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This Morning and ITV have been hit with a fresh wave of accusations of bullying and discrimination. ITV staffers have claimed that when they attempted to raise concerns about This Morning they were faced with “further bullying and discrimination” by bosses for speaking out.

The accusations were published by MPs on the House of Commons culture select committee, which is looking into Phillip Schofield's scandalous resignation earlier this year.Schofield, 61, quit This Morning after reports surfaced about his crumbling friendship with Holly Willoughby, 42, and he later severed ties with ITV completely after admitting to an affair with a much younger male colleague.

In a letter published on Wednesday, August 9, the House of Commons media committee chair Dame Caroline Dinenage revealed they received allegations of bullying and discrimination.These fresh claims have been made since Members of Parliament questioned ITV’s chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall back in June.

MPs quizzed McCall about the alleged toxic work culture on the set of This Morning, which came to light following Schofield's exit from the show.According to Dinenage, the workers affected allege their decision to raise concerns within ITV "has led to further bullying and discrimination, and in some cases having to leave the organisation with a settlement agreement"."These individuals speak with great pride about working at ITV and are hugely positive about many of their colleagues," she explained. "However, they also raise claims of toxic working cultures, bullying, discrimination and harassment."It is easy to understand why those individuals, especially where they have left ITV and do not wish to relive their traumatic experiences, do not feel capable of