Boris Johnson set to join GB news
27.10.2023 - 15:07
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Boris Johnson is set to join TV channel GB News, he has announced.
The former Prime Minister said he would be sharing his 'unvarnished views' on the channel, which he called 'remarkable'. He added he wanted to share the 'huge opportunities that lie ahead' and 'why I believe our best days are yet to come'.
Mr Johnson is the latest in a string of Conservative politicians to join the broadcaster, following in the footsteps of Lee Anderson, Philip Davies and Jacob Rees-Mogg .
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In a video posted on the GB News account on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Johnson said he was 'excited' to join the channel.
“I’m going to be giving this remarkable, new TV channel my unvarnished views on everything from Russia, China, the war in Ukraine, how we meet all those challenges, to the huge opportunities that lie ahead for us, why I believe our best days are yet to come," he added.
“And why on the whole the people of the world want to see more global Britain, not less.”
It comes after the channel came under fire when Laurence Fox attacked journalist Ava Evans on air. Interviewer Dan Wootton and Mr Fox have both been suspended from the channel following the scandal.