Ofcom acts on GB News bias

FEEBLE broadcast regulator Ofcom finally threatened to get tough with renegade right-wing TV station GB News today.
The channel, which often features right-wing Tory politicians interviewing each other, went too far with a question-time style show starring Rishi Sunak in February.
The regulator has previously found GB News in breach of political broadcasting balance rules on numerous occasions but has always failed to impose sanctions, doubtless because of its influence in government circles.
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