BBC Breakfast faces 'bullying probe' as 'tensions rife' between Naga Munchetty and Charlie Strayt

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00:00BBC Breakfast is reportedly under investigation over claims of bullying and an aggressive

00:05atmosphere behind the scenes.

00:07The morning flagship show is facing a probe after employees made a formal complaint against

00:12editor Richard Frediani, according to The Sun.

00:14Sources alleged tension is rife between presenters Naga Manchetti and Charlie Strait, and added

00:20that Manchetti has spoken to staff members who feel uncomfortable at the show.

00:24In April, it was claimed Manchetti was barely speaking to Frediani after allegedly accusing

00:29him of bullying and misconduct.

00:31An insider said tensions between Frediani and his team had blown up in BBC staff WhatsApp

00:36groups.

00:37Manchetti has reportedly approached BBC News managers to raise concerns about the editor's

00:42treatment of his colleagues, and is said to be quite open about these issues.

00:46Frediani is understood to have faced two previous misconduct complaints, including one allegation

00:51that he physically manhandled a woman during a heated newsroom exchange in 2024.

00:59a whole time was created for a few weeks so that it was created for an dialogue that

01:06was reported.

01:06It was remains in a situation like this, and that was a good point.

01:09I've continued to lösen the standards, and I'm going to challenge myself.

01:12First of all, I think that there are a few problems and things like this, as you can see.