GB News Shows Presented by MPs Broke Rules: Ofcom

Published on March 18, 2024

Five episodes of GB News programmes that were presented by Conservative MPs broke broadcasting rules, according to Ofcom. On Monday, the regulator said it found that two episodes of “State of the Nation,” two episodes of “Friday Morning with Esther and Phil,” and one episode of “Saturday Morning with Esther and Phil” broadcast during May and June 2023, failed to comply with Ofcom rules. Esther McVey and Philip Davies, two Conservative MPs who are also married, presented “Esther and Phil,” while “State of the Nation” is presented by former House of Commons leader Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg. Under Rules 5.1 and 5.3 of the Broadcasting Code, news in whatever form must be presented with due impartiality and a politician cannot be a newsreader, news interviewer, or news reporter unless, exceptionally, there is editorial justification....

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