Comedian and Strictly Come Dancing winner, Chris McCausland, will use Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message to personally urge employers to tackle discrimination of disabled people and for improvements to be made to the government-backed grant, Access to Work, that covers access costs for disabled people in employment.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland will deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message on Christmas Day and call for an end to discrimination against disabled people

Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland will team up with Channel 4 for the broadcaster’s Alternative Christmas Message. The annual show, which has been running since 1993, serves as an alternative to the traditional festive message delivered by the Royal Family, with the content often varying in subject matter and tone.

Channel 4 has broadcast its Alternative Christmas Message for the last 30 years, and this time is no different, often offering an alternative to the traditional King's (formerly Queen's) Speech. Previous years have seen the likes of John Bercow, a robot and, more recently, Stephen Fry deliver the message to audiences.

Comedian Chris McCausland is to deliver Channel 4's 2024 Alternative Christmas Message where he will call for an end to discrimination against disabled people.

Chris McCausland lands major Channel 4 role after winning Strictly - The broadcast serves as an alternative to the monarch’s annual televised address.