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Reddit Moderators Ban GB News Presenter from Andy Burnham Q&A Thread
GB News reported that moderators removed the presenter after he submitted questions on a general election, deportation and EU membership. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch also posted in the same thread.
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GB News reported that Reddit moderators banned presenter Martin Daubney from the r/ukpolitics page on July 3, 2026, after he submitted questions to Andy Burnham. Burnham, the Makerfield MP and former Greater Manchester mayor, was answering questions from users on the subreddit that day.
Daubney asked about calling a general election, the deportation of grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed, and whether Burnham would take the UK back into the European Union.
Daubney stated. Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch also posted a question in the thread. She wrote that while Burnham answered "softball questions on Reddit," she had been in Yorkshire answering questions from the press.
"You're going to be Prime Minister soon so it's time to start acting like one," Badenoch stated. "Come out from hiding, face a proper press conference and submit yourself to scrutiny and some tough questions.
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