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Alastair Stewart quit ITN News after black Twitter user claimed he called him ‘an angry ape’

He stepped down after 40 years fronting the news

New details have emerged about Alastair Stewart’s departure from ITN News.

He announced that he was stepping down yesterday (January 29) after making what he called “errors of judgement” on social media.

Now the so-called errors have come to light.

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Alastair has been accused of making a racist remark on Twitter (Credit: Splash News)

Alastair, 67, who has worked for ITV for the past 40 years, is said to have made a racist remark to a black Twitter user.

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Alastair is said to have called the man “an angry ape” just weeks before announcing his departure from the show.

In a statement, Alastair said: “”

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Nancy Brown
Editor