GB News fined £100,000 by Ofcom for breaking impartiality rule over Rishi Sunak programme
Date: 2024-10-31GB NEWS has been fined £100,000 for breaking impartiality rules over a programme featuring Rishi Sunak, Ofcom has said.
The TV watchdog said the then-PM had a “mostly uncontested platform” on the People’s Forum Q&A show.
But the channel’s boss Angelos Frangopoulos said the fine was a “direct attack on free speech and journalism in the United Kingdom”.
He said: “We believe these sanctions are unnecessary, unfair and unlawful.
“The programme was designed to allow members of the public to put their own questions directly to leading politicians.
“GB News chooses to be regulated and we understand our obligations under the Code.
“But, equally, Ofcom is obliged by law to uphold freedom of expression and apply its rules fairly and lawfully.”
The hour-long show on February 12 saw voters grill the then-prime minister.
But it received more than 500 complaints – with Ofcom ruling that other political views should have been given “due weight”.
The programme was first found to have broken broadcast rules back in May.
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