Meanwhile the BBC’s Executive Committee sent a message to all employees explaining why it came to the decision it did.
The note read: “Racism is not an opinion and it is not a matter for debate. Racism is racism.
“Naga Munchetty – one of our stars – was completely within her rights to speak about the tweets of Donald Trump which have been widely condemned as racist.
“We completely back her in saying ‘as a woman of colour, to go back where I came from, that was embedded in racism’.
“She was speaking honestly and from the heart about her own experiences. We admire her for it and she was completely justified in doing so.
“The very limited finding was not about Naga’s comments on racism. That part of the complaint was rejected.
“Diversity matters hugely. The success of the BBC is built on the quality and diversity of our people. That is not negotiable.”
