GB News reveals huge presenter shake-up as major star sent 3,600 miles away

GB News is set to expand into America following the success of award-winning broadcaster Bev Turner's coverage of the US election. The channel has announced it will open a new bureau in Washington DC and officially launch its services in the United States. Bev, who was widely praised for her coverage of both the US election and President Donald Trump's inauguration, will take the helm for a new two hour nightly show which will begin broadcasting in September from a studio which is located close to the White House.

Speaking of her new role Bev said: "With the gutsiest guests and the most iconic backdrops, I intend to keep viewers up late. Fronting the next stage of GB News's evolution is both a huge honour and an immense responsibility, and I cannot wait to represent the People's Channel on a global stage. After three years at GB News, I hope the viewers trust me to show them what life is really like in the epicentre of 'MAGA-land' as history unfolds before our eyes...

"We will fulfil the need for a British voice with an international perspective to help our viewers get a sense of who's really on their side...

"Our highly engaged British audience understands how events in the US are directly impacting government policy and living standards here.

"We have a job to do: bridging the gap between British and American politics in the fearless style that typifies GB News..."

The new show means an additonal 14 hours of broadcasting on the channel weekly and they confirmed they will soon be announcing the appointment of a dedicated US Political Editor who will be part of their expanding American team.

The channel began planting the seeds of this expansion last year when they hired Steven Edginton as its US Correspondent.

This official expansion now means the channel will extend its distribution across the US, with their content available free to all Americans.

Thanks to their YouTube channel they already have a huge audience in the country with more than a quarter-of-a-billion views in America.

The news comes as the BBC announced plans to introduce a paywall for those accessing parts of its website from the United States meaning US-based visitors to BBC.com will have to pay an annual or monthly fee for access to most BBC News stories and features, and to stream the BBC News channel.