London, November 30, 2025
GB News is under renewed scrutiny amid accusations of airing racist commentary, internal allegations of racial discrimination, and multiple regulatory complaints, raising concerns about the channel’s editorial practices and workplace culture.
Racist Commentary and Escalating Language
In March 2025, comedian Lewis Schaffer repeatedly used the term “dirty foreigners” on GB News’s program Headliners, making inflammatory remarks about immigration. Although the host intervened during the broadcast, the network did not issue an apology or formally acknowledge the harm caused by the comments.
Campaign groups such as Stop Funding Hate have highlighted a pattern of increasingly hostile rhetoric on the channel towards migrants and refugees. They note GB News and its contributors have employed “invasion rhetoric” following a speech by former President Donald Trump describing immigration into Europe as a “horrible invasion.” Stop Funding Hate warns this language aligns with Great Replacement conspiracy theory narratives and fuels anti-immigrant protests, coinciding with a rise in racist hate crimes across Britain.
Ofcom Complaints and Criticism of Research Methods
Regulatory complaints filed in November 2025 center on a segment by presenter Martin Daubney, who presented what he called “exclusive analysis” linking crime rates to people with foreign-sounding names. The methodology—counting defendants by name rather than conducting proper statistical analysis—was widely criticized as fundamentally flawed and misleading.
Liberal Democrat MP Anna Sabine condemned the broadcast for peddling “unverified and frankly racist statistics” that breach Ofcom’s code requiring honest representation of facts and views. She cautioned the segment risks “stirring up hatred and stoking division” in communities.
Internal Allegations of Discrimination
The controversy extends inside GB News, where former presenter Albie Amankona is pursuing an employment tribunal alleging racial discrimination, harassment, unequal pay, victimization, and unfair dismissal. Amankona claims he was dropped from the network after calling former Home Secretary Suella Braverman “a racist and a thoroughly bigoted woman.” According to Amankona, co-host Darren Grimes told him he could not “sit on this show and call someone a racist,” leading GB News to assert Amankona had “crossed a line” into “unjustifiable offence.”
The Good Law Project, supporting Amankona, highlights the apparent contradiction between GB News’s free speech claims and its alleged suppression of internal criticism concerning racism.
Network Response and Calls for Regulatory Action
GB News has dismissed complaints as “politically motivated,” asserting its commitment to compliance. However, campaigners and politicians demand more robust regulatory intervention, emphasizing the potential societal harm of allowing racially charged discourse on public platforms.
Stop Funding Hate urges Ofcom and government bodies to take decisive action in light of the channel’s rhetoric and workplace allegations, especially amid increasing racist hate incidents nationwide.
The evolving situation around GB News underscores broader questions about media responsibility, freedom of expression, and the impact of inflammatory commentary on social cohesion in Britain. Observers continue to monitor official investigations and public responses in the weeks ahead.