Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that he would be joining the GB News after he resigned his post earlier this year. Johnson will present a series of programs that will “expose the power of Great Britain across the world”, the channel announced on Friday.
“GB News is a rebel channel with a loyal and growing audience,” Boris Johnson said, noting he was “delighted” at the idea of delivering “his frank opinions on world affairs”. The channel’s editorial director Michael Booker expressed his happiness that Boris Johnson, “the most influential Prime Minister of our generation” and “an incredibly talented journalist”, was joining the GB News “family”.
“Hi folks, Boris Johnson here,” the former prime minister in declared in a video of his new step. “I’m excited to say I’m shortly going to be joining you on GB News. And 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 think our best days are yet to come and why on the whole the people of the world want to see a more global Britain, not less. So, join me on GB News for some great British television.”
After his resignation as a prime minister, he joined the conservative Daily Mail as a columnist. The investigation into his resignation in June revealed that he was lying to Parliament in his explanations about “partygate”. Moreover, Johnson’s decisions as prime minister during the pandemic are currently being investigated. The channel is promised to have a ratings boost by Boris after a turbulent period. However, it said Johnson should adhere to many conditions, including not drawing on any privileged material from his time in office and not being personally involved in lobbying the government on behalf of GB.
Most Notably, Boris Johnson is the latest big name to join GB News, and then comes the comedian and actor John Cleese, whose 10-part current affairs series. The channel is known for its right-wing political leanings. It faced controversy since its launch in June 2021, it has been repeatedly accused by the British media regulator, Ofcom, of breaches of its duty of impartiality.
