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Ofcom fines GB News £100,000 over Rishi Sunak programme

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Ofcom has fined GB News 100,000 for breaking impartiality rules with a show featuring Rishi Sunak .

He appeared on the TV channel on 12 February 2024 as part of a one-hour current affairs special.

Ofcom says he was given an "uncontested platform to promote the policies and performance of his government in a period preceding the UK General Election" GB News chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos calls the fine "unnecessary, unfair and unlawful".

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84

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78

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formal

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English

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53

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short-lived

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