John Ryley calls time on 'supine' royal reporting, Westminster gossip and GB News ads boycott

Former head of Sky News John Ryley has called for journalists to be tougher on the royal family.

He also warned that advertisers boycotting GB News represent a threat to democracy.

Ryley said minority parties should be dropped from TV leadership debates.

He used the example of the coronation of King Charles in May to criticise the role of royal spin doctors’.

Ofcom has been adamant broadcasters are free to include controversial content provided they reflect alternative viewpoints.

Ofcom said the new news channels have been launched to satisfy an increasing thirst in the UK for a diversity of opinions.

“The British public have the right to hear the full range of political perspectives. The advertising boycott of GB News should end. It is an insult to the British people.”.