{"id":119427,"date":"2023-10-19T17:09:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=119427"},"modified":"2023-10-19T17:09:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:09:13","slug":"penny-mordaunt-tells-labour-those-are-the-facts-in-attack-over-gb-news-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/politics\/penny-mordaunt-tells-labour-those-are-the-facts-in-attack-over-gb-news-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Penny Mordaunt tells Labour those are the facts in attack over GB News ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Penny Mordaunt attacked Labour in the House of Commons today during a feisty exchange over the Welsh Parliament banning GB News.<\/p>\n

Addressing MPs during weekly Business Questions as part of her role as Leader of the House, Ms Mordaunt took a swipe at Labour after the Senedd Commission banned GB News from airing.<\/p>\n

As Labour’s Lucy Powell watched on, she said: \u201cI think my record, even prior to taking this role, has been that I have stood up and fought for this house. In the first year of the pandemic, Honourable Members will know, I spent every single day on the phone with all members of this house, updating them in my role as Paymaster General on what was happening.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I take my responsibilities in this house very, very seriously indeed. But I shall always stand up and fight for this house and my country.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI will not be lying down with Just Stop Oil and damaging our energy security. I will not be lying down potentially with the Liberal Democrats and the Honourable Lady\u2019s encouraging words about proportional representation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not be lying down with the SNP, they are very pleased to hear, or contemplating assisting them on a second referendum.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are the facts, Mr Speaker. And I can understand why Labour don’t like them, which is perhaps why they have chosen to ban some news programming available on Freeview to anyone operating in the Senedd.\u201d<\/p>\n

Re-posting the clip from Parliament TV on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Leader of the House of Commons said: “In Labour-controlled Wales, news programming available on Freeview has been banned from the Senedd.<\/p>\n

“Is it because Labour doesn’t want to listen to the facts?”<\/p>\n

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The decision to ban GB News in the Senedd was taken due to the broadcaster putting out content that, according to a spokesperson on behalf of the presiding officer, Elin Jones, was \u201cdeliberately offensive, demeaning to public debate and contrary to our parliament’s values\u201d.<\/p>\n

The spokesman for Ms Jones said: “GB News has been removed from the Senedd’s internal television system following a recent broadcast that was deliberately offensive, demeaning to public debate and contrary to our parliament’s values.<\/p>\n

“There are now several ongoing Ofcom investigations into the channel.<\/p>\n

“The commission will discuss the issue at a future meeting, and staff and members who wish to view GB News will still be able to do so online in the Senedd.”<\/p>\n