B News has launched an investigation into “completely unacceptable” feedback made by Laurence Fox a couple of feminine journalist throughout a broadcast.
Fox made a collection of remarks about Ava Evans, the political correspondent for on-line information website Joe, together with describing her as a “little girl” throughout an episode of Dan Wootton Tonight on Tuesday.
Ms Evans shared a clip of the feedback on social media website X, previously often called Twitter, with the caption “Laurence Fox simply did a complete speech on GB Information on why males apparently gained’t shag me ?” which has been seen greater than 2.1 million instances.
In a observe up tweet she added that the footage made her really feel “bodily sick”.
The dialogue got here after Ms Evans appeared on BBC’s Politics Stay on Monday.
In a press release posted to X, GB Information mentioned: “Feedback made tonight on GB Information by Laurence Fox have been completely unacceptable.
“What he mentioned doesn’t mirror our values and we apologise unreservedly for the feedback and the offence they’ve triggered.
“We now have launched an investigation and might be apologising to the person concerned.”
In a message to Ms Evans on X, host Dan Wootton mentioned: “I feel you’re good… I apologise for what was mentioned in the course of the course of my present and will have performed this instantly on air.
“This isn’t what our channel is about.”
Fox and Ofcom have been approached for remark.