Ofcom has fined GB News £100,000 for breaking impartiality rules with a programme featuring the former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

He appeared on the TV channel on 12 February 2024 as part of a one-hour current affairs special that included a Q&A session.

The media watchdog says he was given an “uncontested platform to promote the policies and performance of his government in a period preceding the UK General Election”.

A fine of this sum was imposed by Ofcom after “repeated” breaches of its broadcasting code.

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