Former Ofcom chair says he welcomed arrival of rightwing news channel five years ago in name of ‘plurality’ Critics of GB News are part of a “liberal, Islington consensus” bent on limiting freedom of expression, Michael Grade, the recently departed chair of Britain’s media watchdog, has said. Th...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/15/gb-news-critics-free-speech-liberal-islington-consensus-michael-grade-ofcom)