After nine full one hour shows, company chairman and iconic presenter Andrew Neil, 72, is taking some leave from GB News.
"That’s it for tonight and from me for the next few weeks. But I leave you in the safe and professional hands of Colin Brazier. I’ll be back before the summer is out and when you least expect it, so stay tuned.
"But before I take this break, let me say this; Yes, we had a bit of a rocky start with the launch of GB News. We’re a start-up, they’re always a bit rocky these start-ups. But we are up and running as you can see, we get better every day and there’s clearly an appetite for what we’re doing.
"And in two short weeks, we’ve already built a loyal audience which has beaten all of our expectations, it’s often bigger than the other news channels and it’s growing. That’s the real story about GB News to date and you won’t often read that in the papers.
"So on behalf of GB News, I say to all of our viewers, thank you. We won’t let you down and you ain't seen nothing yet.
The normalisation of the channel, dedicated to new voices, was complete yesterday, with a first appearance of travel journalist Simon Calder, the hardest booking in news.
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