BBC Andrew Neil: "More and more differences emerged between myself and the other senior managers.”Andrew Neil has hinted that he quit GB News over his concerns about the direction the channel was taking – but refused to say if he felt the station had lurched to the right. The veteran broadcaster this week stood down as chairman and presenter of the troubled outlet after taking a lengthy break just two weeks after the station was launched this summer. On Thursday, Neil appeared on BBC Question Time, where he was probed about his departure for the first time. He said: “I think you could make it something different without going anywhere near Fox. Fox deals in untruths, it deals with conspiracy theories, and it deals in fake news.

Source: Huffington Post September 16, 2021 22:41 UTC