Ofcom Rules GB News Breached Impartiality Regulations in Richard Tice Interview

Regulator criticises broadcaster for presenting Tice's views on immigration and asylum without adequate challenge, marking yet another violation of broadcasting norms for GB News amidst ongoing investigations.

• Ofcom ruled that an interview with Richard Tice on GB News, conducted by Martin Daubney, breached impartiality rules due to insufficient challenge of Tice's views on immigration and asylum policy.
• The program, which involved discussion of the controversy of small boats crossing the English Channel, did not provide an appropriately wide range of significant views, according to the regulator.
• GB News accepted the program was in breach of impartiality requirements and committed to providing relevant staff with further compliance training.
• The ruling marks another setback for GB News, which is currently under investigation by Ofcom for issues with impartiality and the conduct of its presenters.
• Laurence Fox, for whom Daubney was standing in, was recently dismissed by GB News following misogynistic comments he made on-air about a female journalist.

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