A former used-car company boss has lost an attempt to bring an unfair-dismissal claim after being removed from a business reportedly valued at £200 million. The case matters because it concerns allegations that his departure followed a planned effort to oust him, amid claims about racist and sexist remarks.

The article identifies the businessman as a multimillionaire and says he was pushed out of the company in what he described as a “planned coup”. His unfair-dismissal bid was rejected, although the supplied text does not give the tribunal’s detailed reasoning or the identities of those involved.