By Kerri-Ann Roper
GB News is expanding into the US with a new live nightly show hosted by Bev Turner.
The news channel, launched in 2021, will open a new bureau in Washington DC as it launches its services across the Atlantic.
The two-hour programme will begin in September from a studio 鈥渃lose to the White House鈥 and will 鈥渂ring British audiences closer than ever to the political news which unfolds each day in America鈥.
The programme will feature 鈥渉eadline-making exclusives, thought-provoking interviews with major figures, and in-depth analysis of the Trump presidency as well as stories from across the US鈥, according to GB News.
The move includes an extension of GB News鈥 distribution across the US, with content to be made available free to American audiences.
Turner said: 鈥淲ith the gutsiest guests and the most iconic backdrops, I intend to keep viewers up late. Fronting the next stage of GB News鈥檚 evolution is both a huge honour and an immense responsibility, and I cannot wait to represent the people鈥檚 channel on a global stage.
鈥淲e will be disrupting the late-night TV space as the next day鈥檚 papers land in the UK and America鈥檚 prime-time analysis gears up. This affords us the chance to deliver a unique UK-USA hybrid of political, cultural and social issues from the start-line of global politics.
鈥淲e will fulfil the need for a British voice with an international perspective to help our viewers get a sense of who鈥檚 really on their side.
鈥淭apping into Washington鈥檚 heartbeat and delivering real-time perspective with editorial edge, the show will be alive, and a conversation that鈥檚 punchy, intelligent and unmissable. What happens in DC reverberates in GB and we will capture every moment.
鈥淥ur highly engaged British audience understands how events in the US are directly impacting government policy and living standards here.
鈥淲e have a job to do: bridging the gap between British and American politics in the fearless style that typifies GB News.
鈥淲e will include the very best guests that Washington has to offer, alongside quintessentially British voices in an unparalleled assessment of events on both sides of the Atlantic.
鈥淭his isn鈥檛 just a media experiment, this is a market intervention. And I look forward to leading it from the front.鈥
Turner, 51, who began presenting her own show on GB News in 2022, previously hosted a talk show on LBC and has appeared on ITV鈥檚 This Morning and Good Morning Britain.
Michael Booker, GB News editorial director, said: 鈥淭his is a huge moment for GB News as we grow our presence and deliver more of the fearless journalism that defines us.
鈥淭he world鈥檚 biggest political story is playing out in Washington, and its impact is being felt daily in towns and cities across Britain.
鈥淢ore than ever before, what happens in the USA is having huge consequences, both socially and economically, for the people of Britain.
鈥淲e鈥檝e seen time and again this year that a decision made on one day in Washington DC is felt the next day in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
鈥淚t鈥檚 essential the people鈥檚 channel is right there, reporting live, asking the tough questions, and telling it like it is.
鈥淲hile others scale back on live free coverage, GB News is investing in our content.
鈥淥ur new Washington investment, our expanded programming and our brilliant on-the-ground team will ensure we鈥檙e not just reporting on the story but that we鈥檙e right at the heart of it.鈥