East Midlands MP apologises for GB News promo on Commons roof
MP for Ashfield Lee Anderson has been found to have breached MP's code of conduct
Last updated 20th Sep 2023
Conservative deputy chairman and Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has been found to have breached the MPs' code of conduct when filming a promotion video for his show on GB News.
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards said the MP broke the rules by using the parliamentary estate without permission.
His video saw him on top of the Commons rooftop, asking viewers to get in touch with their problems for a chance to appear on his weekly show.
Daniel Greenberg, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards said the Ashfield MP "also flouted the code by sending an email advertising his GB News programme from his parliamentary email address,
He said: "Mr Anderson has accepted my decision, acknowledged that the breaches occurred, apologised, and given an undertaking that breaches of this kind will not recur."
Anderson is paid £100,000 a year for his appearances on the broadcaster, with his programme 'Lee Anderson’s Real World' first airing in June .
He is among a handful of Conservatives which host programmes on the channel, including Jacob Rees Mogg, Esther McVey and Philip Davies.
It comes after an Ofcom investigation concluded that a GB News programme hosted by McVey and Davies breached impartiality rules.