{"id":120474,"date":"2023-10-23T11:10:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T11:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=120474"},"modified":"2023-10-23T11:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T11:10:30","slug":"welsh-tory-leader-pens-furious-letter-demanding-end-to-gb-news-ban-on-senedd-tvs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/welsh-tory-leader-pens-furious-letter-demanding-end-to-gb-news-ban-on-senedd-tvs\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Tory leader pens furious letter demanding end to GB News ban on Senedd TVs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigel Farage blasts decision to ban GB News from Senedd TVs<\/h3>\n

Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies has penned a letter demanding the ban on GB News from the Senedd TVs is reversed.<\/p>\n

The channel was removed from the internal television system at the Welsh Parliament earlier this month.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the Senedd’s presiding officer Elin Jones said that GB News was taken off following a broadcast that was “contrary to our parliament’s values”.<\/p>\n

Senedd members and staff wanting to watch GB News must now do so online.<\/p>\n

But in a letter to Ms Jones, Mr Davies raised concerns the move “could be open to legal challenge”.<\/p>\n

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He said: “Firstly, while subtitle facilities are available to those watching GB News on television, this is not currently provided on streaming services.<\/p>\n

“As a result, staff and members who are deaf or hard of hearing will be excluded.<\/p>\n

“There are similar concerns regarding audio description services for those who are blind or partially sighted.<\/p>\n

“This raises the possibility that your decision breaches equalities legislation.”<\/p>\n

Mr Davies asked Ms Jones to confirm “what, if any, consideration was given to those with disabilities prior to your decision” and if legal advice was sought.<\/p>\n

He added: “I reiterate my previous comments and suggest that the most effective way to address these concerns is for the Senedd to reinstate GB News.”<\/p>\n

Sharing his letter on X, formerly known as Twitter, he said: “The Senedd GB News ban could be against the law. GB News must be reinstated immediately.”<\/p>\n