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I don't know her bio but playing the "non-Brit" card seems a bit ignorant regardless anyway.   She's been a BBC journalist for a long time.

Fair enough to question why the Infamous Five are still being sidelined and why reporters are being used to fill these roles rather than newsreaders.   It does all seem rather questionable though may be a desired move to use more reporters in newsreader roles.   That can be beneficial though seems a requirement difficult to justify in these roles.

The issue isn’t with the particular individuals being appointed but more with whether the process itself is being applied fairly to all individuals and if not whether it is being applied differently due to protected characteristics in an illegal manner.
Given that 74.6% of the UK population are white British the chance of 7 of the 8 currently appointed presenters being from other backgrounds as has occurred is significantly less than a tenth of one percent if it was completely random and whilst journalism has always seemed to attract a more diverse group of people it is not hard to see why some people would be questioning not only whether the hiring process have been entirely merit based but also whether there has been a degree of bias in the process that has led to people from different backgrounds being treated differently.
Essentially the question is not about the presenters themselves but yet again about whether the execs in charge of the merger are behaving responsibly or in a manner which is purposely designed to damage the reputation of the channel.