 She described herself as "incandescent with rage" when she found out she was earning less than other presenters.In January 2020 Montague revealed that she had received a £400,000 settlement and an apology from the BBC for her unequal treatment.In 2018, she was criticised for misattributing the Electoral Commission's findings that the Vote Leave campaign broke the law in the 2016 referendum, thereby protecting several government ministers from pressure to resign.