Ofcom investigates GB News over guest’s pride and paedophilia remarks

BTC News Desk10 August 20261 min read

Regulator acts after 12,000 complaints over comments by Caroline Farrow linking parades with bestiality and paedophiliaGB News is being investigated by the UK’s media regulator after a guest appeared to link pride parades with bestiality and paedophilia.The remarks are thought to have set a new record for individual complaints about a GB News programme, with more than 12,000 people raising concerns about comments made by the guest Caroline Farrow. Continue reading...

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