Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Employment allegations involving senior management
Byline Times reported that GB News had settled an employment claim in which sexual harassment was alleged against chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos. The same reporting described separate allegations of racism and bullying involving journalists and said settlements and confidentiality provisions had been used. These were reported allegations and settlements, not findings established in the supplied material.
2023
Political bias and impartiality controversy
The channel faced sustained criticism over its use of Conservative politicians and other right-leaning figures as presenters. Ofcom investigated multiple programmes and potential breaches of due-impartiality rules. A later High Court judgment overturned earlier Ofcom findings, and Ofcom subsequently dropped its remaining investigations.
2023
Lee Anderson promotional-video investigation
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards opened an investigation concerning a promotional video connected with Lee Anderson's GB News programme.
2021
Brands face backlash over GB News ad suspensions
Public backlash
Kopparberg and other brands faced online backlash and calls for a boycott after suspending advertisements from GB News. The article reports criticism of the companies for withdrawing the ads.
Source excerpt
Others to pull their adverts include IKEA, Nivea, Grolsch, the Open University and Octopus Energy, prompting a backlash and calls for boycott with many accusing the companies of succumbing to 'woke zealots' and 'cancel culture'.