Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has ignited a debate over freedom of speech and potential censorship within the media. Brown specified that and commentators Dan Wootton and Laurence Fox should be barred from broadcasting, according to statements made during his interview with Sophy Ridge for Sky News.
Brown further suggested the UK’s controversial broadcasting regulatory body Ofcom should possess greater regulatory “teeth.”
Brown’s comments came in response to controversial remarks made by Fox about female PoliticsJOE journalist, Ava Evans, during a GB News show hosted by Wootton. “Who would want to shag that?” Fox asked. Fox’s comment led to both him and Wootton being taken off air as an investigation by GB News, which bills itself as a free speech media outlet, ensued.
