GB News has paid more than £660,000 to Tory MPs since its launch Labour MPs received just £1,100 from channel in same period, as concern mounts over its impact The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024
Lee Anderson says public supports him over Sadiq Khan comments Tory suspended for saying Islamists have control of London mayor again refuses to rule out joining Reform UK The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024
Lee Anderson says he is not ruling out defecting to Reform UK Tory suspended over comments about Sadiq Khan would be populist party’s first MP if he joined The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024
Nothing to see here, say Tories of their hero, 30p Lee Even Rish! has tied himself in knots trying to work out what Anderson should apologise for. Because Lee’s not racist or Islamophobic, is he? The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024
Is Sadiq Khan a good mayor of London? Let’s not pretend the far right cares From Trump and his supporters to the ‘meatheads’ on GB News, Khan has been under attack ever since he was elected in 2016. Facts don’t come into it, writes Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024
‘He’s very controversial, isn’t he?’: how Lee Anderson’s constituents reacted to his comments about Sadiq Khan In Kirkby-in Ashfield, some call their MP an ‘embarrassment’ while others say ‘he’s telling the truth a lot of people daren’t say’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024
Sunak, his media allies – maybe even Lee Anderson – know Sadiq Khan is no Islamist. This is tactical racism The label ‘Islamist’ is being used to stir up anti-Muslim feeling for political ends, says Archie Bland, Guardian First Edition newsletter editor The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024
The anti-Muslim rhetoric of rightwing politicians is fuelling hate crime – I’ve experienced it myself Words wield immense power, and public figures such as Suella Braverman and Lee Anderson are using them cleverly to whip up their audience, says journalist Tasnim Nazeer The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024
SNP says Speaker has ‘broken his word’ by not allowing emergency debate on Gaza – as it happened Sir Lindsay Hoyle says he will not allow further emergency debate, saying that MPs came to a resolution on Gaza only last week The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024
Lee Anderson: from Labour councillor to Labour wind-up merchant For the Tories he was a useful counterpart to the party’s pinstripes and privilege brigade, but then he went too far. Or did he? The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024
The Observer view: Tory MPs whipping up Islamophobia must be stopped In the wake of the chaos of the Gaza debate, prominent Conservatives are trying to exploit fears of extremism for their own ends The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024
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
Dan Wootton cleared of alleged criminal behaviour after six-month investigation Metropolitan police and Police Scotland decide to take no further action against broadcaster The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Tory MPs warn Sunak veering further right would be ‘politically disastrous’ Leading members of party’s One Nation caucus caution against any ‘attempt to become the Reform party’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024 Two Labour wins, a Reform party surge and a dip into Rishession: never doubt Sunak’s strategy is going to plan The PM will make light of Labour’s byelection victories. And those who want him out will plot using their ‘grid of shit’, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Top News · Feb 16, 2024 Labour Wins Two More By-Elections, Conservatives Face Defeat Labour Party wins two by-elections, overturning Tory majorities. Swing to Labour in Wellingborough notable. Conservative Party faces challenges and questio...
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024 How can GB News get away with peddling ‘turbo cancer’ conspiracy theories? Only Ofcom knows It smacks of political bias to cite freedom of expression when dismissing complaints about a presenter’s anti-vaxxer rants, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson
Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2024 Rishi Sunak grilled by GB News audience over NHS and tax cuts PM answered questions on range of topics during TV grilling in Co Durham
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024 Rish! uses his big break on GB News to remind us he can’t connect with people The PM’s hour-long Q&A on the People’s Forum once again showed that he’s just not very good at this sort of thing
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024 Rishi Sunak defends Rwanda plan during GB News Q&A session PM tells live audience deportation scheme is necessary deterrent and says he is working for long-term change
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024 The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s transgender jibe: sorry seems to be the hardest word Editorial: The prime minister should be making an apology to a murdered teenager’s parents rather than continuing with a culture war on GB News
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024 Listen up! It’s Liz Truss and the PopCons, the Tory tribute act sounding a death knell for irony If today’s launch by the leader who was outlasted by a lettuce is the answer, what on earth was the question, asks the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2024 Kemi Badenoch tops Tory member poll again The prime minister remains second from bottom
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024 If the National Trust can be captured by a fake grassroots group, what public institution is safe? Restore Trust’s insidious campaign to get its preferred candidates on to the body’s board could set a dangerous precedent
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024 Plummeting morale, low pay, unjust wars. No wonder young people resist joining up Calls for a ‘citizen army’ to be trained in case of war wrongly focus on accusing generation Z of being unpatriotic and unmotivated