Naga Munchetty is today returning to BBC Breakfast after the broadcaster reversed its decision to sanction the presenter for breaking impartiality guidelines over comments about Donald Trump.
The presenter will appear alongside her co-host Charlie Stayt live from the BBC studios in Salford, in her first on-screen appearance on the sofa since the original ruling was made.
BBC's Executive Complaints Unit’s move to censure Ms Munchetty was overturned by the corporation's Director-General Tony Hall following a staff uprising against the ruling.
Its initial decision followed a July broadcast during which she condemned comments made by the US leader about his political rivals, after he told female Democrats to "go back" to their own countries.
The ECU had ruled her assertion that Mr Trump's comments were embedded in racism went beyond what the BBC allows, and a complaint made about the presenter's comments was partially upheld.
This sparked a backlash and several prominent black and Asian journalists and broadcasters, including Sir Lenny Henry and Krishnan Guru-Murthy, called for the decision to be reversed.
Lord Hall overturned the decision on Monday, saying in an email to staff: "I don't think Naga's words were sufficient to merit a partial uphold of the complaint around the comments she made."
Ms Munchetty has not yet commented.
Former Today host John Humphrys was among those to criticise the BBC’s "muddled" handling of the race row.
Mr Humphrys, who presented Today for 32 years before quitting last month, defended Ms Munchetty, arguing that she had stated a fact, rather than an opinion.
"I think muddle is exactly the right word," he told Good Morning Britain. "If Naga wants to say, as a woman of colour, 'This has happened to me, this is my experience', she is absolutely entitled to say that.
"She is not offering an opinion. She is stating a fact.”
