The former Newsnight presenter highlighted the role of Sir Robbie Gibb, who previously worked as Theresa May’s director of communications and helped to found the rightwing GB News channel.
Last year he was appointed to the BBC’s board by Boris Johnson’s government and has since influenced a series of ongoing reviews of the broadcaster’s editorial output.'
Channel 4 provides investigative journalism and independent news that holds power to account.
Independent news and journalism is at the heart of a healthy democracy.
Despite 96% of respondents to the government's own consultation being against the sell-off, the government are going ahead.
If we don't defend the independence of news and investigative journalism our democracy will be seriously eroded.
Let's continue to try and protect Channel 4 from a sell-off no one wants - except the government.