GB News has beee warned it could face a statuary sanction if it breaks rules around MPs again, after five episodes hosted by Tory politicians were found to have breached Ofcom's broadcasting code.
Five episodes of GB News programmes that were presented by Tory MPs have been found by Ofcom to have breached impartiality rules. The watchdog's probe involved two shows presented by former House of Commons leader Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, and three jointly hosted by former pensions secretary Esther McVey and her husband - backbencher Philip Davies.
It went on: 'Politicians have an inherently partial role in society and news content presented by them is likely to be viewed by audiences in light of that perceived bias. 'In our view, the use of politicians to present the news risks undermining the integrity and credibility of regulated broadcast news.' While GB news has been found to have breached other impartiality codes, Ofcom noted that this is the first breach of 5.1 and 5.3.
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