Phillip Schofield exit: ITV announce external review following presenter’s This Morning departure

ITV has announced an external review following Phillip Schofield’s exit from This Morning. ITV has instructed a barrister to carry out the external review of the facts following Phillip’s statement and departure.

Chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall confirmed the news, stating in a letter seen by the PA news agency: “You will have seen the significant media coverage concerning Phillip Schofield. As you would expect we take the matter extremely seriously and have reviewed our own records over the weekend.