Richard, investigating Reform does not make Cathy Newman an “anti-Reform activist”. It makes her a journalist investigating a political party. Her Durham report spoke to a dozen people linked to Reform-led Durham Council, including people still inside Reform, and it included Reform’s response that the reporting was “misleading and malicious” and its claims about council tax and contract savings. That is journalism: allegations, evidence, interviews and the subject’s response. Sky has also given you plenty of airtime to defend Reform, including an interview recently in which you defended the £72m donations and explained Reform’s position on their legality. So apparently: Journalist reports things favourable to Reform = journalist. Journalist investigates Reform = activist. That’s a rather convenient definition. And complaining to Ofcom is absolutely your right. Let Ofcom assess it. But perhaps spare us the suggestion that robust questioning itself proves political activism, particularly when GB News has spent years giving serving politicians prominent presenting roles. Not to mention the clearly biased antics of the likes Jeremy Kyle and Alex Philips as of late. Ofcom actually found five GB News programmes presented by politicians breached due-impartiality rules in 2024. Criticism is not persecution, Richard. If Cathy Newman got facts wrong, identify the facts and correct them. Calling the journalist an activist because you dislike the investigation is not a rebuttal.

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