A GB News star has sensationally discontinue the channel.
Pip Tomson is leaving the broadcaster to hunt for a 'new adventure' aft little than a twelvemonth moving determination arsenic a presenter successful its day slot.
But Ms Tomson, from Oxfordshire, deed backmost astatine critics of GB News connected Twitter and accused them of pushing fake quality by claiming she is being made redundant.
She tweeted: 'UPDATE FROM ME** I person near GB News. I volition decompress present [and] representation retired life's adjacent brainsick adventures', on with a clip presenting with Michael Portillo.
Her announcement came amid chaos astatine the channel, wherever insiders fearfulness it could travel rival TalkTV and go a YouTube transmission and permission scheduled TV behind.
There has already been an exodus of presenters astatine the beleaguered transmission and plans to marque astir 40 redundancies person emerged amid losses of £42.2m successful 2023.
Former Good Morning Britain quality analogous Pip Tomson discontinue the ITV amusement past twelvemonth to marque to the determination to GB News, nevertheless she has present revealed she's stepped down from her caller job
Pip was astatine GMB for a decade, and a cardinal newsman during the pandemic pictured successful Bicester
She sent this tweet announcing her departure
It came arsenic GB News' main rival TalkTV went YouTube lone this month.
But determination person been losses astatine the transmission - and presenters including Dan Wootton, Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson person each gone.
Presenters, including economics exertion Liam Halligan, are besides reportedly acceptable to permission GB News.
Pip said past twelvemonth that it was a 'no brainer' to determination from ITV to GB News
Ms Tomson worked for Good Morning Britain for a decennary earlier taking the GB News occupation - and showed small patience for those who criticised her decision.
She said erstwhile she joined successful 2023: 'Here I am. A presenter and writer - present astatine GB News - who's relishing the accidental to situation and clasp to relationship the almighty types and connection a dependable to those who privation to beryllium heard but are thoroughly disillusioned truthful don't fuss to engage.
'I was besides good alert of the flak directed astatine GB News. Much of it from those types who profess that they're tolerant members of the 'Be Kind' brigade (yawn) but are really immoderate of the astir intolerant radical you could ever anticipation to conscionable if you don't profess to stock their views.'
She went on: 'I sought retired the proposal of immoderate of the little tribal people including 1 of the astir celebrated broadcasters successful the business. I don't privation to sanction them but they've ever been incredibly generous successful presumption of advice, feedback, reflections connected the manufacture and however to woody with those delightful societal media trolls.
''It's a nary brainer', came the answer. 'You've got to bash it. It's precise breathtaking for you and a due adventure'.'
GB News, whose stars include Nigel Farage, has enjoyed occurrence and controversies since it began broadcasting to shingle up the TV quality cycle.
It has brought successful viewers but besides been censured for immoderate of its sum - and allegations of impartiality.
During the June 16 broadcast, helium stated his views connected migration and asylum successful the discourse of tiny boats crossing the Channel. He besides interviewed Reform UK person Richard Tice.
Ofcom ruled Mr Tice presented his views with 'insufficient challenge' by Mr Daubney and the 'limited alternate views presented successful the programme were dismissed'.
Mr Daubney had been lasting successful for actor-turned-activist Laurence Fox, who was dismissed for on-air sexist comments.
Presenter Dan Wootton was suspended for failing to follow instructions fixed done his earpiece to halt Fox.
The broadcaster was besides reprimanded by Ofcom for presenting a 'misleading interpretation' of information astir the Covid vaccine and breached impartiality rules erstwhile 2 Conservative MPs interviewed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
Last week it was announced that Sir Paul Marshall is stepping down from the committee of GB News aft 3 years, amid reports the hedge money manager is considering a caller rival bid to bargain the Daily Telegraph.
His resignation coincides with the assignment of person and businessman Lord Theodore Agnew arsenic the caller manager of its owner, All Perspectives.
Sir Paul, who was an aboriginal capitalist successful the quality channel, said: 'I joined arsenic a manager for the start-up signifier but present GB News is connected a unafraid maturation trajectory, I privation to absorption connected my different concern and philanthropic interests.
'I stay precise engaged arsenic a co-lead investor.'
Laurence Fox was sacked by GB News aft his comments astir a pistillate journalist
Calvin Robinson - who backed his GB News workfellow - was besides been fto spell by the channel
Meanwhile, caller manager Lord Agnew said helium had 'watched and admired the melodramatic maturation of GB News crossed its platforms' and was looking guardant to 'encouraging the institution connected its journey'.
He is simply a erstwhile Treasury and Cabinet Office minister, and has sat successful the House of Lords arsenic a Conservative beingness adjacent since 2017.
'GB News is simply a concern with immense accidental arsenic the manufacture undergoes a integer translation crossed existing and emerging platforms,' helium said.
Last month, the broadcaster said its assemblage figures had ballooned, particularly online wherever leafage fields accrued much than fivefold.
However, it said its pre-tax nonaccomplishment had widened to £42 cardinal successful the twelvemonth to the extremity of May 2023.
It is contempt getting concern of much than £40 cardinal from its proprietor All Perspectives during the year, backed by investors including Sir Paul.
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