GB News investigated… again

Another day, another investigation into GB News. This time though it’s not Ofcom probing the self-proclaimed ‘people’s channel’, but rather the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. Daniel Greenberg KC today opened a probe into one of its hosts, Lee Anderson, over claims that he has breached the MPs’ code of conduct. It comes after the Conservative party deputy chairman filmed a promotional video for his television show on the roof terrace in parliament. According to House of Commons rules, ‘members must ensure that the use of facilities and services provided to them by Parliament, including an office, is in support of their parliamentary activities.’ Whoops!

This is just the latest in a series of probes that the news channel and its presenters have had to face in recent months. Only last week, Ofcom launched an investigation into GB News’ ‘Don’t Kill Cash’ campaign, which wants to stop the UK’s transition to a ‘cashless society’, as it may be in breach of rules forbidding broadcasters expressing opinions on areas of ‘political and industrial controversy’.