MARK STEYN QUITS GB NEWS OVER ATTEMPTS TO MAKE HIM LIABLE FOR OFCOM FINES

Mark Steyn has quit GB News on fairly bad terms after a protracted leave of absence owing to his health. A few weeks ago Guido picked up that the channel had been trying to formalise Steyn’s contract with the channel, having operated on a fairly ad hoc basis since starting his show. Part of trying to get him on board as a properly contracted presented was also an attempt to rein in his output, given that in a rather short space of time he’d managed to spark two separate Ofcom investigations into things said on his show.

GBN set a deadline for him to sign the contract, otherwise he’d face termination. It now looks like that deadline has passed and Steyn is out.

In a video put out on his website today, Mark doesn’t hold back on his opinion of the channel’s CEO Angelos Frangopoulos, ranting about the terms of the new contract that would have made him financially liable for any fines imposed on GB News by Ofcom because of his show’s output. He also calls Frangopoulos an “habitual liar”. Shame – Steyn managed to consistently beat Piers’s view count…

Mark Steyn in full below:
https://www.steynonline.com/13231/has-ofcom-popped-steyn-balloon