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In a ruling published on Monday morning, the tribunal judges rejected that request - pointing to the extensive media reporting of the row and highlighting the legal principle of open justice.

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has previously highlighted the issue of the number of rogue officers being brought before the courts and disciplinary tribunals.

He resigned from Unite in January 2023, brought an employment tribunal claim against the union for unfair dismissal but lost his case last year.

Official decisions not to award PIP and incapacity benefit to claimants are still often challenged and around a third of those challenges are ultimately upheld at an independent tribunal.

BBC News understands a settlement has been reached with no admission of liability, and a three-week tribunal to hear the presenters' claims, which had been due to start on Monday, will now not go ahead.