Nine scathing reactions to Boris Johnson’s 'insulting' new GB News job | indy100

Boris Johnson announces he will join GB News

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Boris Johnson, the former prime minister who was sacked from The Timesover allegations he made up a quote from his godfather, is set to make another foray into an industry all about telling the truth when he starts a new presenting job at controversial broadcaster GB News.

The ex-Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP, whose other scandals include the infamous Partygate affair and misleading parliament, will join the right-wing TV channel as a “presenter, programme maker and commentator” next year.

In a video announcing the news on Friday, Johnson said: “I’m going to be giving this remarkable, new TV channel my unvarnished views on everything from Russia, China, the war in Ukraine - how we meet all of those challenges – to the huge opportunities that lie ahead for us.

“Why I think our best days are yet to come and why, on the whole, the people of the world want to see more global Britain, not less.”

I\u2019m very much looking forward to joining GB News
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After resigning his seat before his fellow MPs could vote on whether he had misled parliament and should have his pass as a former member revoked (they found that he did), Johnson joined the Daily Mail as a columnist in June – but promised he wouldn’t write about politics “unless I absolutely have to”.

He was criticised by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (the business appointments watchdog also known as Acoba) after he failed to let them know about the new job beforehand, but The Mirror’s John Stevens reports Johnson actually approached the committee for advice this time around.

Nevertheless, many high-profile figures aren’t that impressed with Johnson’s latest job offer:

Boris Johnson to host his own show on GB News where he can waffle on endlessly about big domestic and international\u00a0issues without the\u00a0responsibility of ever having to do anything about them. Just like\u00a0when he was Prime Minister
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As Boris Johnson announces he'll be joining GB News, I thought I'd offer some suggestions of news segments he might like to present: Covid inquiry, lying & law-breaking in Parliament, the truth about #Brexit, the Russia report... any other suggestions?\n\nhttps://t.co/8rh2OxT5xi
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A Tory PM forced to resign in disgrace now paid extravagantly to present \u201cunvarnished \u201c views on a \u201cnews channel\u201d? We plumb deeper depths of decadence and degradation. Balance? Honest? GB News as Tory propaganda. Boris Johnson to join GB News as presenters https://t.co/h05g1mvJiE
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\ud83d\udea8EXCLUSIVE: Leaked new GB News Schedule, starring Boris Johnson\n7pm Bridge of Lies\n8pm NEW: Who'd Shag That?\n9pm I Would Lie To You\n9.30pm Sue Gray's Anatomy\n10pm Who Do You Think Charlotte Owen's Parents Are?\n11pm FILM: Carrie On Cummings\n12am-6am Neil Oliver Talks Bollocks
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Just heard Boris Johnson is going to join #GBNews as a presenter and comment next year, where he will act as a pundit and present new series about 'the power of Britain'.\n\nHave they read his Daily Mail articles? Have they no conscience hiring a proven liar, a man who partied\u2026
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By employing Boris Johnson, GB News have stunned their detractors by proving that it is possible for the channel to become even more shit than it already was.
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Boris Johnson joins GB NEWS \n\nThe first example in recorded history of a rat leaping onto a sinking ship.
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Boris Johnson unsurprisingly joins GB News\n\nHe should be speaking to the police, not a TV camera, after all he's done to this country\n\nWatch Partygate on @Channel4 catch up if you haven't already.\n\n& the #CovidInquiry on You Tube\n\nJust to remind yourself what they've done\ud83d\ude21
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What an absolute insult to families who lost a loved one to keep giving @BorisJohnson a platform - he should be in prison, not on the bloody tv.
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A GB News article on the hire states Johnson will produce and present his own series “showcasing the power of Britain around the world”, as well as host “the occasional special in front of live audiences”.

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