Summary

  • A third prominent GB News presenter - Calvin Robinson - has been suspended by the station

  • It comes after he criticised the suspension of fellow presenter Dan Wootton, saying: "Our bosses are scared. Afraid of Ofcom, afraid of the woke mob"

  • Wootton and Laurence Fox were both suspended after sexist comments made by Fox about a female journalist on Wootton's show

  • Fox has said he expects to be sacked, while Wootton has apologised for not intervening during the interview

  • The boss of GB News earlier told the BBC he was "appalled" by what Fox said about journalist Ava Evans

  • Broadcast regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation after receiving more than 7,000 complaints

Live Reporting

Edited by Laura Gozzi and Alexandra Fouché

  1. GB News boss 'appalled' by Fox remarks

    The boss of GB News Angelos Frangopoulos has said he is "appalled" by Laurence Fox’s on-air remarks about a female journalist.

    Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said: "They are not in keeping with the values of us as a business and as a media company and obviously, we took action immediately.

    "There is a process that needs to be followed, and we expect that that process will be completed very soon.”

    He confirmed neither Fox nor host Dan Wootton had been sacked and that he expected the channel's investigations "to be resolved very quickly".

    Laurence Fox sparked the controversy when he asked what "self-respecting man" would "climb into bed" with journalist Ava Evans. He has since apologised.

    Read more here.

  2. Controversy rages at GB News

    Laura Gozzi
    Live reporter

    On Tuesday, GB News presenter and frequent commentator Laurence Fox made insulting on-air comments about a female journalist while appearing on Dan Wootton's programme on the channel. Both men were later suspended by the broadcaster.

    This morning, the boss of GB News Angelos Frangopoulos told the BBC he was "appalled" by the remarks and promised that the "process" being followed would be completed "very soon".

    Fox himself has said he expects to be sacked on Friday.

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