Carol Vorderman had not appeared on BBC Radio Wales for two …

By Rory Tingle and Nick Craven and Stewart Carr and Perkin Amalaraj 20:41 08 Nov 2023, updated 01:08 09 Nov 2023

• Vorderman says she will continue to call out 'disgusting Tory government'
• The former Countdown says she was told to leave her BBC Radio Wales show
• It comes after revelations she had not been on air for weeks

Carol Vorderman has defiantly stated that she'll continue to call out 'this disgusting Tory [government], after she was told to leave her weekly BBC Radio Wales show for breaking the broadcaster's social media rules.

Earlier today, Ms Vorderman revealed she was told to leave her BBC[1] Radio Wales show for breaching the broadcaster's new social media guidelines - as she vowed to continue her anti-Tory rants. ADVERTISEMENT

She said in a post to X that she would 'increase' her social media activity.

'I'll now increase calling out this disgusting Tory [government] with facts and data which the right wing media fails to publish.

'From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your overwhelming support today. Just bowled over by it.

You're so wonderful, genuinely thank you.'

Her statement comes after it was revealed she had not appeared on her BBC Radio Wales show for two weeks before she was axed over her anti-Tory rants on X, formerly Twitter.

Carol Vorderman says she was told to leave her BBC Radio Wales show after falling foul of the corporation's social media policy Vorderman said she would continue to call out 'this disgusting Tory [government] A list of available episodes on BBC Sounds shows Vorderman did not participate in the programme on Saturday, when Caryl Parry Jones filled in the hosting duties The presenter said she was 'not prepared to stop' venting her 'strong beliefs' on Twitter and Instagram She has accused the Government of being 'a lying bunch of greedy, corrupt, destructive, hateful, divisive, gaslighting crooks' Particularly notable has been a spat with veterans minister Johnny Mercer and his wife Felicity, who celebrated today by tweeting: 'Binned by the BBC'