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Dan Wootton Leaves GB News to Start ‘Free Speech Platform’ Amid Sexism Row

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It came after a media regulator denounced “unambiguously misogynistic” comments aired on his show.

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Dan Wootton has left GB News and will launch an “independent platform” after Ofcom found his show breached broadcasting rules with Laurence Fox’s sexist comments.
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