GB News can continue to use politicians as presenters, says Ofcom

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‘No clear consensus’ from British public for outright ban on likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg hosting shows

GB News can continue to use politicians as presenters, after the media regulator Ofcom concluded the British public does not want to ban the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg and Lee Anderson from hosting programmes on news channels.

Cristina Nicolotti Squires, the Ofcom executive responsible for broadcast regulation, said that while “many are instinctively uncomfortable” with politicians presenting current affairs programmes, there was “no clear consensus for an outright ban”.

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