Heather Sharp
Live reporter

That brings to an end to our coverage this afternoon of the GB News announcement that two presenters have been dismissed.

Here is a quick recap of what happened and what has been said:

• The former actor Laurence Fox has been sacked by GB News
• It follows on-air comments he made about female journalist Ava Evans on Dan Wootton's show last week
• Regulator Ofcom says it has received more than 8,000 complaints in relation to the crude remarks Fox made about Evans
• GB News said it had "ended its employment relationship" with Fox and another presenter, Calvin Robinson, after internal investigations had concluded
• Fox has not yet commented - separately he has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to traffic cameras

• Robinson, who had been suspended after criticising the suspension of Wootton, posted on social media claiming there is a "civil war" within GB News as he expressed his frustration at being "dumped" by the channel
• GB News said an internal investigation into Dan Wootton continues

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Calvin Robinson has just been interviewed on Sky News.

Asked why he's been dismissed, he says: "I wish I knew. The reasons they're giving me are gross misconduct for my tweets, but my comments were supportive of my colleagues and supportive of the station and... the mission that the station is supposed to be on."

He says Laurence Fox "was trying to be funny", but "it was inappropriate" and "he should have been reprimanded" - but he says the host of the programme, Dan Wootton, "didn't need to be suspended".

GB News says an internal investigation into Wootton is continuing.

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We haven't heard from Fox since GB News announced his employment had been ended.

But in a video last Thursday, Fox apologised for the language he used and predicted his sacking, which he said would open GB News up to "complete destruction".

"GB News had one opportunity and that opportunity was to stand up and defend free speech, which they haven't done," he said.

"So I think now as they brand themselves the home of free speech, they're actually the home of cancel culture."

As we've been, reporting the comments made by Lawrence Fox were broadcast while he was a guest on Dan Wootton's GB News show.

We haven't heard from Wootton since Fox was sacked, but let's have a look at what he said last Wednesday.

In a follow-up post to an earlier apology, external, Wootton wrote on social media: "I want to reiterate my regret over last night's exchange with Laurence on GB News. Having looked at the footage, I can see how inappropriate my reaction to his totally unacceptable remarks appears to be and want to be clear that I was in no way amused by the comments.

He said he reacted "out of shock and suprise in an off-guard moment" while searching for tweets Ava Evans had sent him earlier in the day.

"However, I should have intervened immediately to challenge offensive and misogynistic remarks," he added.

"I apologise unreservedly for what was a very unfortunate lapse in judgment on my part under the intense pressure of a bizarre exchange... I'm devastated that I let down the team and our supportive GBN family.

"We seek to tackle the issue and not the person," he wrote.

As we have been reporting, Laurence Fox has been sacked by GB News over comments he made about female journalist Ava Evans.

During a discussion on GB News' Dan Wootton Tonight programme, Fox asked "what self-respecting man" would "climb into bed" with Evans - the political correspondent at PoliticsJOE.

His outburst followed a suggestion by Evans that appointing a minister of men, rather than a minister for mental health, might feed into a "culture war".

She made the remarks during an appearance on BBC Politics Live, which you can watch back here - as she discusses the issue with comedian Geoff Norcott, who has written the new book The British Bloke Decoded.

Here's a little more from Calvin Robinson, who is says there is "division" at the GB News channel.

In his 10-minute video he goes on to say Laurence Fox said "something crass on air".

He says that he views the presenter as a "good friend" and a "brother" and told Fox straight he shouldn't have said what he said.

"Dan Wootton was the host of the show and he was flustered in the moment and didn't challenge him as heavily as he should have done and of course he gets suspended too," Robinson says.

"They have just dumped me. It is hurtful," he adds.

Calvin Robinson has responded to news of his sacking by GB News in a 10-minute video posted to X, formerly Twitter, in which he claims there is a "civil war" at the channel.

"Where to begin..I am absolutely in shock that this has happened," he says.

On being sacked, alongside Laurence Fox, Robinson says: "We are not the first and we are not the last," suggesting the channel was "trying to push us out anyway".

"This wasn't a win for free speech... it was a bid to make us more mainstream."

GB News said earlier it had ended its employment relationships with Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson, after they were suspended pending internal investigations that have now concluded.

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We can bring you more now on the visit by police to the home of Laurence Fox, who has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to traffic cameras.

The Metropolitan Police did not name him but said a man, 45, was also accused of encouraging or assisting offences to be committed.

A daily charge applies for driving in the Ultra Low Emission Zone in London, commonly referred to as Ulez, if the vehicle does not meet emission standards.

The expansion of Ulez has been a point of contention among politicians and the public. The Met is running an ongoing operation against damage to Ulez cameras.

Fox posted a video on social media as police searched his London home.

In it he said: "Look at how many coppers there are in my house... That, ladies and gentlemen, is the country that we live in."

The Reclaim Party, which he founded, posted on social media to confirm he had been arrested at his home and taken to a police station.

You can read more about his arrest here.

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Calvin Robinson - another prominent presenter on GB News, has been sacked alongside Laurence Fox.

He was suspended last week after he criticised the suspension of fellow presenter Dan Wootton, saying: "Our bosses are scared. Afraid of Ofcom, afraid of the woke mob."

Robinson also accused "careerists" staff at the channel of wanting to replace Wootton in his presenting slot.

During his tenure, Robinson has headed up a #DefundtheBBC campaign, external and regularly rails against what he calls "the mainstream media".

Robinson describes himself on his website, external as a "political adviser, broadcast presenter and conservative commentator". He presents a religious show on GB News.

He is also an Anglican deacon in the Free Church of England - an episcopal church which broke away from the Church of England in the 19th Century. It is affiliated with the conservative Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON).

Currently, he serves as minister-in-chief at Christ Chuch in Harlesden, north London.

Image source, Reclaim Party

This morning, before the sacking was announced, a video posted by Fox's Reclaim Party showed police apparently searching Fox's house.

"Look how many coppers there are in my house," he says in the clip.

The Metropolitan Police later said: "On Wednesday 4 October, officers arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to Ulez cameras and encouraging or assisting offences to be committed.

"He was arrested in Stockwell and has been taken to a South London police station where he remains in custody."

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Last Friday, the chief executive of GB News said he was "appalled" by the comments made by Laurence Fox on Dan Wootton's show as Ofcom launched its investigation.

In his first interview, Angelos Frangopoulos told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the broadcaster has a "process to follow", but expects the internal investigation to be "resolved very quickly".

Frangopoulos, a former Sky News Australia chief executive added: "I was appalled by those comments, they are not in keeping with the values with us as a business and obviously we took action immediately."

He continued: "I was horrified by what was said... that comment should not have gone to air."

Let's have a recap of what Laurence Fox said last week, sparking thousands of complaints.

On Tuesday Laurence Fox asked what "self-respecting man" would "climb into bed" with journalist Ava Evans during a discussion about political news on Dan Wootton Tonight.

He went on to say: "That little woman has been fed, spoon-fed oppression day after day after day...

"We need powerful, strong, amazing women who make great points for themselves, we don't need these sort of feminist 4.0… they're pathetic and embarrassing.

"Who would want to shag that?"

Neither Evans or Fox were on the same programme. But, earlier in the day Evans, who is the political correspondent for online news platform PoliticsJOE, spoke on BBC’s Politics Live about the topic of men’s mental health.

Responding to a suggestion a minister of men could be appointed to help tackle men’s mental health, Evans said it might feed into a "culture war".

She added that mental illness "is a crisis that's endemic throughout the country, not specific to men".

But, after her appearance on the show, Evans said: “I was a little rash on my anti-minister for men comments, which I do regret and am actually very interested in a brief for a minister on young men’s mental health.”

A day after the comments were made about her, political reporter Ava Evans told the BBC's Newscast she had received threats online since the broadcast.

She called the insults "really nasty".

Just before she recorded the interview, she said she received a tweet which said "watch your back".

Let's have a quick recap of how we got to today's development:

• Last Tuesday, Laurence Fox used a guest appearance on Dan Wootton’s evening GB News show to make rude and sexist remarks about the political journalist Ava Evans
• Host Wootton could be seen smiling along, but later issued an apology that he "regretted" the interview and should have intervened to challenge Fox
• The sequence appalled staff and the public and has attracted thousands of complaints
• Fox was suspended as a GB News presenter the following day as the channel said his remarks were completely unacceptable and it would investigate
• GB News formally apologised to Evans, she told the BBC's Newscast
• This afternoon, GB News said it has "ended" its employment relationship with Fox

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Laurence Fox, who has now been sacked after suspended from news channel GB News this week following on-air comments about journalist Ava Evans, has been in the public eye throughout his career.

He started as an actor, but is now a right-wing commentator, activist and aspiring politician.

He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, having been asked to leave boarding school Harrow as a teenager, external.

He is best known for appearing in high profile roles such as DS James Hathaway in the ITV series Lewis, the spin-off detective show from Inspector Morse, which ended in 2015.

More recently he positioned himself as a right-wing commentator and activist, and has stood for various political roles - including standing for London mayor as part of The Reclaim Party, which he founded.

You can read our profile of Fox here.

Let's bring you the statement which has been issued by GB News, external, in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

It said: "Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson were both suspended last week pending internal investigations that have now concluded.

Good afternoon and welcome along to our coverage of the breaking news that GB News has "ended its employment relationship" with Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson.

Fox was suspended last week after making on-air comments about female journalist Ava Evans. The remarks received more than 8,000 complaints, Ofcom has said.

Robinson was suspended after supporting Fox.

Stay with us as we bring you the latest developments.