Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Andrew Neil, Kirsty Gallacher and Alastair Stewart among GB News’ key talent

Andrew Neil (Alex Chailan/GB News)
Andrew Neil (Alex Chailan/GB News)

New channel GB News will launch on Sunday with a roster of big names from the world of TV news.

Here is a look at the key talent.

Andrew Neil

The veteran broadcaster is the face and chairman of GB News.

Best known for The Andrew Neil Show, as well as This Week and Daily Politics on the BBC, Neil left the corporation last year.

He had been one of their most respected political interviewers but last summer the BBC confirmed that Neil’s self-titled show would not return to TV screens after it came off air during the pandemic.

After his departure was announced, he said he felt “no animosity or desire to settle scores”.
.
Neil will lead the new channel’s evening line-up with a prime-time news and interview programme.

Kirsty Gallacher

The former Sky Sports and Sky Sports News presenter will form part of the broadcaster’s breakfast team.

The TV star previously presented Channel 4 morning show RI:SE and also appeared in Strictly Come Dancing in 2015.

Other TV credits include Kirsty’s Home Videos, Gladiators, Simply The Best and the reality series The Games.

She will host morning show The Great British Breakfast with Darren McCaffrey and Rosie Wright while also working on other programmes.

Michelle Dewberry

The businesswoman and former Apprentice winner will host her own show, called Dewbs & Co every weeknight.

Dewberry won the popular BBC show, fronted by Lord Alan Sugar, in 2006 and has been a fixture on television ever since, appearing on shows including Newsnight, Question Time, Politics Live and as a presenter of Sky News debate show The Pledge.

A vocal Brexiteer, she announced in 2017 she was standing for Parliament as an independent candidate in the Hull West and Hessle constituency

She ran again in 2019 for the Brexit party but failed to win the seat.

Alastair Stewart

Broadcasting veteran Stewart will host a weekend news and current affairs programme called Alastair Stewart & Friends.

He was one of the main newsreaders at ITV News for more than 35 years and anchored the News At Ten, covering royal weddings and elections and reported on the fall of the Berlin Wall and the first Gulf War.

Stewart also moderated the UK’s first ever debate between prime ministerial candidates David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Nick Clegg in 2010.

Simon McCoy

GB News
Simon McCoy (Gideon Marshall/GB News)

McCoy was a fixture of the BBC for almost 18 years and frequently went viral for his reactions and funny asides while anchoring the news.

He made headlines in the new year when he told viewers there would be a package of the “highlights of 2020” only for nothing to appear on screen and the news anchor to say: “Exactly, it’s farewell 2020.”

He also accidentally began a news report with a refill pack of A4 printer paper in his hands, instead of the usual iPad.

He got the giggles while reporting on a man playing the piano to monkeys and, when introducing a segment on the “world dog surfing championships”, sighed and told viewers: “Just bear in mind it is August.”

He joined Sky News at its launch in 1989 and was a royal correspondent before presenting Sunrise and Tonight programmes.

He will co-host an afternoon programme with journalist Alex Phillips.

Gloria De Piero

GB News
Gloria De Piero (Gideon Marshall/GB News)

The former Labour MP was political editor of GMTV for seven years before her election in 2010.

She was MP for Ashfield for nine years but announced she would not stand in the 2019 general election as she criticised the party’s “lack of tolerance”.

She will host a weekday afternoon programme with economist Liam Halligan.

Dan Wootton

The former executive editor of The Sun, known for his role in breaking the story of Megxit, will present Tonight Live With Dan Wootton five nights a week.

The Mail columnist previously hosted a shot on Talkradio and was a presenter on ITV’s Lorraine.

He hit headlines last year when actor Johnny Depp launched a libel claim against the publisher of The Sun over a column by Wootton, which referred to “overwhelming evidence” Depp had assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard.

Following a three-week trial in July last year, Mr Justice Nicol dismissed the Hollywood star’s claim, finding that an April 2018 column calling Mr Depp a “wife beater” was “substantially true”.