What was claimed
Martin Daubney is a former deputy leader of the “Reform Party”.
Our verdict
False. Mr Daubney is a former deputy leader of the Reclaim Party.
BBC article mixes up the Reform UK and Reclaim parties
25 October 2023
A BBC News article published on 23 October claimed that GB News host Martin Daubney is “a former deputy leader of the Reform Party”.
This isn’t correct. Mr Daubney was formerly deputy leader of the Reclaim Party—which is led by actor and former GB News presenter Laurence Fox and represented at Westminster by Andrew Bridgen MP—between 2021 and 2022.
We contacted the BBC for comment and haven’t received a reply, but the article has now been corrected.
Reform UK leader Richard Tice highlighted the error on X (formerly Twitter) and said that Mr Daubney “has never been part of Reform”.
Media organisations should ensure that news, in whatever form, must be reported with due accuracy and significant mistakes should be corrected quickly.
The BBC article was reporting on an Ofcom ruling which found an interview Mr Daubney held with Mr Tice which aired on GB News on 16 June “breached due impartiality rules”.
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