Ofcom Considers Sanction After GB News Broke Impartiality Rules

Published on May 20, 2024

Ofcom could sanction GB News after it concluded that the channel had broken impartiality rules. The communications regulator received 547 complaints in February 2024 after an hour-long episode of the “People’s Forum” featuring Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in an open Q&A with members of a live audience. Ofcom said “GB News failed to preserve due impartiality” and is in breach of the Broadcasting Code as it failed to take additional steps to mitigate compliance risks. “We found that an appropriately wide range of significant viewpoints were not presented and given due weight in the People’s Forum: The Prime Minister, nor was due impartiality preserved through clearly linked and timely programmes. As a result, we consider that the Prime Minister had a mostly uncontested platform to promote the policies and performance of his Government in a period preceding a UK General Election,” Ofcom said....

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