GB News fined £100,000 by Ofcom

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GB News has been fined £100,000 for breaking impartiality rules over a programme featuring Rishi Sunak, Ofcom has said.

The regulator announced in May that the show called People’s Forum: The Prime Minister was found to have broken broadcasting rules.

GB News chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos said the fine was a “direct attack on free speech and journalism in the United Kingdom”.

“We believe these sanctions are unnecessary, unfair and unlawful,” he added.

The hour-long show, which aired on 12 February, saw members of the public put questions to the then prime minister. However, it received more than 500 complaints.

GB News is challenging the breach decision by judicial review and Ofcom will not enforce the sanction decision until those proceedings are concluded.

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