In a significant victory for Britain’s newest news network, the High Court has ruled in favor of GB News in its judicial review against U.K. media regulator Ofcom over decisions related to politician-presented programs.

GB News has won its judicial review of decisions made by TV watchdog Ofcom, that two shows hosted by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg breached the broadcasting code. The High Court judgment by Mrs Justice Collins Rice concluded that Ofcom's rulings were unlawful. It is the first time the watchdog has lost such a case.

GB News has won a landmark legal battle with UK media regulator Ofcom over a report by presenter Jacob Rees-Mogg about Donald Trump. In a High Court ruling, a judge found that Ofcom was unlawful in determining that GB News breached broadcasting rules in two separate editions of Mogg’s State Of The Nation show.

GB News has scored a major victory over Ofcom after a High Court judge ruled the watchdog was wrong to accuse Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg of breaking the broadcasting code on his show.

Ofcom's decisions that GB News twice broke impartiality rules during shows hosted by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg when he was an MP have been quashed at the High Court. The regulator previously found the channel to be in breach when Sir Jacob read out a breaking ...

The historic judgement is the first time the broadcasting watchdog has lost a judicial review in relation to the code.