GB News Presenters 2026: The Full List, Their Shows and Who Is On Air Most
GB News presenters number 32 on the channel’s own list in September 2026, but only 23 of them had a live show in the schedule for the week of 21 September. We counted every billed hour on the official schedule to see who actually carries the channel. The answer tells you more about GB News than the presenter page does: the presenters with the most airtime broadcast from Washington, and weekday prime time belongs to politicians.
In short
- The list: GB News names 32 presenters. In the week of 21 to 27 September, 23 of them were billed on 147 hours of live TV.
- Most on air: Ben Leo and Bev Turner, with 21 live hours each from Washington, midnight to 3am UK time, every night.
- Prime time: all 10 weekday hours between 7pm and 9pm went to politicians or a recent election candidate, and six of those hours to Reform UK figures.
GB News presenters: the full 2026 list
This is the channel’s own presenter list, matched against the official GB News schedule for 21 to 27 September 2026. Times are UK time. Where we have a profile of the presenter, the name links to it.
Weekdays
| Presenter | Show | When |
|---|---|---|
| Eamonn Holmes and Ellie Costello | Breakfast | Mon to Wed, 6 to 9:30am |
| Stephen Dixon and Ellie Costello | Breakfast | Thu and Fri, 6 to 9:30am |
| Andrew Pierce and Miriam Cates | Britain’s Newsroom | Mon to Thu, 9:30am to noon |
| Miriam Cates and Alex Armstrong | Britain’s Newsroom | Fri, 9:30am to noon |
| Tom Harwood and Emily Carver | Good Afternoon Britain | Mon to Fri, noon to 3pm |
| Martin Daubney | Martin Daubney | Mon to Fri, 3 to 6pm |
| Michelle Dewberry | Dewbs & Co | Mon to Fri, 6 to 7pm |
| Nigel Farage | Farage | Mon to Thu, 7 to 8pm |
| Jacob Rees-Mogg | State of the Nation | Mon to Thu, 8 to 9pm |
| Lee Anderson | Lee Anderson’s Real World | Fri, 7 to 8pm |
| Matt Goodwin | Friday Night with Matt Goodwin | Fri, 8 to 9pm |
| Patrick Christys | Patrick Christys Tonight and Late Edition | Mon to Fri, 9pm to midnight |
| Bev Turner and Ben Leo | The Late Show Live, from Washington | Every night, midnight to 3am |
Weekends
| Presenter | Show | When |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Dixon and Anne Diamond | Breakfast | Sat 6 to 10am, Sun 6 to 9:30am |
| Charlie Peters | Saturday Morning Live | Sat, 10am to noon |
| Camilla Tominey | The Camilla Tominey Show | Sun, 9:30 to 11am |
| Michael Portillo | Sunday with Michael Portillo | Sun, 11am to 1pm |
| Nana Akua | Nana Akua | Sat and Sun, 3 to 6pm |
| Josh Howie | Free Speech Nation | Sun, 7 to 9pm |
| Alex Armstrong | Alex Armstrong Tonight and Late Edition | Sat and Sun, 9pm to midnight |
On the list, but with no live show billed that week: Christopher Hope and Gloria De Piero, who host PMQs Live on Wednesdays while Parliament sits; the reporters Olivia Utley (politics), Mark White (home and security) and Cameron Walker (royals); relief presenter Dawn Neesom; comedians Leo Kearse and Simon Evans; and Neil Oliver, whose TV show ended in 2024 and who now appears in online videos. The weekend shows The Weekend and The Saturday Five were billed without named hosts.
Who is on air most?
The channel ran 147 hours of live programmes that week and 21 hours of replays. Counting each co-host in full, Ben Leo and Bev Turner lead with 21 hours each, because The Late Show Live runs every night from Washington. Ellie Costello is next on 17.5 hours, as she co-hosts breakfast on all five weekdays. Four presenters follow on 15 hours: Tom Harwood, Emily Carver, Martin Daubney and Patrick Christys.
The ranking is not what most viewers would guess. The two most-aired presenters are on screen while most of Britain is asleep. That is one reason people still search “is Bev Turner moving to America?” a year after her move. In other words, the channel’s biggest block of live airtime is aimed at the US story, not the UK evening audience.
One caution: the schedule shows who is billed, not who appears. Eamonn Holmes is still billed on Monday to Wednesday breakfasts, but he has not been reported back on air since a stroke in April 2026. His last public update, in June, said his focus was “on making a full recovery”.
Who presents GB News in prime time?
Between 7pm and 9pm on weekdays, every one of the 10 live hours went to a politician or a recent candidate:
| Slot | Presenter | Political role |
|---|---|---|
| Mon to Thu, 7pm | Nigel Farage | Reform UK leader, MP for Clacton |
| Mon to Thu, 8pm | Jacob Rees-Mogg | Former Conservative MP and minister |
| Fri, 7pm | Lee Anderson | Reform UK MP for Ashfield |
| Fri, 8pm | Matt Goodwin | Reform UK candidate, Gorton and Denton by-election, February 2026 |
Six of those 10 hours went to Reform UK figures. Farage returned to his 7pm slot on 15 September after about six months away, according to Guido Fawkes. Across the whole week, shows hosted by current or former politicians and candidates made up 24.5 of the 139 live hours with a named host, about 18%.
This format is legal because of how the rules are written. In February 2025 the High Court found that Ofcom had acted unlawfully in two rulings on Rees-Mogg’s programme. In October 2025 Ofcom decided not to change its rule on politicians presenting news, and updated its guidance instead. Politicians still cannot read the news, but they can host current affairs shows.
GB News female presenters
Of the 32 names on the channel’s list, 11 are women: Michelle Dewberry, Nana Akua, Anne Diamond, Bev Turner, Camilla Tominey, Gloria De Piero, Emily Carver, Olivia Utley, Ellie Costello, Miriam Cates and Dawn Neesom. That is 34% of the list, but women took 41% of the billed presenter hours that week, mostly thanks to breakfast, late morning, early afternoon and Washington.
Search demand runs the other way. Among the 60 most-searched phrases about GB News presenters in the UK, those that include “female” or “women” add up to about 6,090 searches a month. Those that include “male” or “men” add up to about 1,480. That is roughly four to one. Weekday evenings are the exception to the balance on screen: Michelle Dewberry at 6pm is the only woman hosting between 6pm and midnight.
Which GB News presenters have left?
Searches for “GB News presenters leaving” run at about 1,500 a month. These are the best-documented exits, drawn from Press Gazette and Wikipedia:
| Presenter | Left | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Neil | 2021 | Founding chairman and lead presenter; resigned three months after launch |
| Mark Steyn | 2023 | Left in a dispute over liability for Ofcom fines |
| Laurence Fox | 2023 | Dismissed after comments about a journalist |
| Calvin Robinson | 2023 | Dismissed after backing Fox |
| Dan Wootton | 2024 | Suspended in 2023 and did not return |
| Mark Dolan | Dec 2024 | Contract ended in a schedule change |
| Isabel Webster | Dec 2024 | Left breakfast; no longer on the presenter list |
| Neil Oliver | 2024 | TV show ended; still makes online videos for the channel |
Andrew Doyle stepped down as host of Free Speech Nation in December 2024 and was replaced by Josh Howie; he stayed on as a contributor.
Is Bev Turner moving to America?
She already has. Since September 2025 Bev Turner has co-hosted The Late Show Live from Washington with Ben Leo. According to his Wikipedia entry, Leo became GB News’ chief US correspondent in January 2026. The move was part of the channel’s US expansion announced in August 2025. The same reshuffle created Alex Armstrong’s weekend evening show and brought Miriam Cates onto Britain’s Newsroom.
Who do people search for most?
Here the order changes again. Using Ahrefs UK data (12-month average), the most-searched names are established stars or politicians: Eamonn Holmes (70,000 a month), Matt Goodwin (30,000) and Miriam Cates (29,000). The most-searched presenter who made their name at GB News is Patrick Christys, on 18,000. Ellie Costello, Camilla Tominey, Michelle Dewberry and Bev Turner each sit between 13,000 and 16,000.
Alex Armstrong is the clearest case of a presenter made by the channel. Searches for “Alex Armstrong GB News” (11,000 a month) outnumber searches for his name alone (2,000) by more than five to one. Most people only look him up with the channel’s name attached.
Our verdict: the presenter page is a directory, but the schedule is the real editorial choice. On current billing, GB News spends its most valuable weekday evening hours on politicians, and its longest live block on America. If you want to judge the channel, look at who fills 7pm to 9pm, not at who appears on the list.
How we checked
On 28 September we read the official GB News schedule for 21 to 27 September 2026 and counted every programme marked live. Each co-host was credited with the full length of the show. Replays were left out. The presenter list comes from the channel’s own presenters section. Political roles come from Wikipedia and the MPs’ records; departures come from Press Gazette and Wikipedia; search figures come from Ahrefs UK data for September 2026. The schedule shows who is billed, not who actually appeared, so a stand-in can change the picture on any day. We have no commercial relationship with GB News or any party. If you spot an error, tell us through our contact page and we will correct it with a dated note.
FAQ
Who are the current presenters on GB News? In September 2026 the weekday line-up runs from Eamonn Holmes, Stephen Dixon and Ellie Costello at breakfast to Patrick Christys at 9pm. Bev Turner and Ben Leo then go live from Washington after midnight. The full list is in the tables above.
How many presenters does GB News have? The channel lists 32 presenters. In the week of 21 September 2026, 23 of them were billed on a live show.
Who presents GB News breakfast? Eamonn Holmes and Ellie Costello from Monday to Wednesday, Stephen Dixon and Ellie Costello on Thursday and Friday, and Stephen Dixon and Anne Diamond at weekends. Holmes has not been reported back on air since his stroke in April 2026.
Is Eamonn Holmes still on GB News? He remains on the presenter list and in the schedule, but has not been reported back on air since his stroke in April 2026.
Who presents Good Afternoon Britain? Tom Harwood and Emily Carver, weekdays from noon to 3pm. Carver returned from maternity leave in February 2026.
How much do GB News presenters earn? GB News does not publish pay. The clearest public figures come from MPs who present: Lee Anderson has been reported to receive about £100,000 a year for his weekly show.
