TV union and women’s group call for this year’s MasterChef to be shelved

Bectu and Fawcett Society say airing show will distress those who complained about Gregg Wallace and John TorodeThe BBC is facing mounting pressure to scrap this year’s series of MasterChef after the sacking of the presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode.The heads of the broadcast union Bectu and a leading women’s rights organisation have joined those calling for the series to be shelved, arguing it would cause distress to the people who had made complaints about the two men. Continue reading...

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