[Andy]

GB News is rightly criticised here for its lack of balance - people with connections to the Conservative Party interviewing fellow Conservatives is never going to lead to a fair and balanced interview and it shouldn't happen. However, I must note that I would argue the same principle should apply on the other side of the political spectrum, too. I see that on this morning's GMB, Labour leader Keir Starmer is being interviewed by former Labour politician and Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls. I think, while everyone will undoubtedly have their own politics, impartiality is important in news coverage and any personal leanings or views should never be apparent, whether red, blue or anything in between.

I partially agree. However, the main difference is that GB News features sitting MPs interviewing other sitting MPs from the same party - which is inappropriate.

There is a long history of MPs becoming journalists, going back to the early 1900s (for example, CP Scott edited the Manchester Guardian until he died, but I admit - newspapers are different from TV news).

I don't have a problem with former MPs becoming journalists, as long as they are balanced and impartial. They have to pursue some career after politics. Ed Balls on GMB seems to be fair and unbiased, from what I've watched. But I'm happy to be corrected on that.