“I do not believe that it happened,” he said. “I want to be clear that I’ve always had the view that any racial language is wholly unacceptable in any environment. I’m shocked and saddened by the all...

John Torode has been sacked as MasterChef presenter after it emerged that an allegation against him of using racist language was upheld.

John Torode denies the allegation. He has stated he has no recollection of the alleged incident and does not believe that it happened.