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    Ofcom defends how it handles politicians presenting on GB News

    by Laura Harding May 14, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Ofcom has defended its handling of GB News employing politicians as presenters, saying it has issued rulings “without fear or favour”.

    In March the regulator found GB News in breach of broadcasting rules when three Conservative MPs acted as newsreaders across five different episodes of its programmes.

    Under current rules, politicians are allowed to present current affairs programmes but not act as newsreaders, with the restrictions tightened in the run-up to an election.

    Appearing before peers on the Communications and Digital Committee during its inquiry into the future of news, Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes was asked about accusations of inconsistency in the regulator’s approach to impartiality.

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