Mediagazer: GB News co-owner Paul Marshall steps down from the board of GB News after three years, amid reports he is considering a new rival bid to buy the Telegraph (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

GB News co-owner Paul Marshall steps down from the board of GB News after three years, amid reports he is considering a new rival bid to buy the Telegraph — Sir Paul Marshall said he was leaving GB News on a “secure growth trajectory”. — GB News co-lead investor Sir Paul Marshall …

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