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HISTORICAL FACTS: Chris banatvala | History Defined

Don’t worry, a politician can’t present the Today programme. Michael Grade is wrong about that – and GB News

As the former Ofcom chair says extraordinary things about the rightwing channel and its critics, a factcheck would not go amiss, say Stewart Purvis and Chris Banatvala, both formerly of Ofcom

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22

‘Free of the shackles’: Michael Grade’s GB News defence raises concerns over relaxing of Ofcom rules

Former figures at regulator voice disquiet after series of provocative interviews by recently departed chair

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6

GB News faces complaints after commentator claims ‘genocide’ against white people in UK

Ofcom receives 24 complaints over Thomas Corbett-Dillon’s remarks that immigrants could “turn” on white population

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18

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Ofcom urged to investigate GB News Trump interview over inaccuracy claims

US president’s assertions climate change is ‘a hoax’ and London has police no-go areas left unchallenged, say critics

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

GB News’s US expansion feared to be new way for Trumpian views to reach UK audience

White House backing was on full display as GB News launched The Late Show Live

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025

Claim about Adams in BBC programme ‘probably’ not rules breach – media expert

A court was told that the programme was not ‘unfair or unjust’.

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

Ofcom’s approach to GB News will dilute trust in media – just when we need it most

The law hasn’t changed. Yet the regulator is allowing these channels to transmit partisan political content, says Stewart Purvis and Chris Banatvala

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

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GB News is being allowed to break impartiality rules, say senior TV figures

Ofcom is accused of not treating all broadcasters the same and of dragging its feet with investigations into the rightwing channel

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024

Ofcom may have 'good reason' to change rules on politician presenters

A FORMER Ofcom director of standards has said the watchdog must decide whether rules around politicians presenting TV programmes are still…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 6, 2023

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