Well we could have guessed because of his past with the murdoch press, but it didn't matter because he always maintained neutrality on the daily politics and is much much better than the current presenters. It was precisely because of his journalistic credentials that he could lay into the right wing guests (and left wing), but that doesn't happen as effectively now. You get the sense if the presenters don't behave there could be consequences. They swallow the tory line as if its gospel, and back off from testing what ministers are spouting.
David Frost was the same, he skewered thatcher back in the day, its about being able to put your personal views aside and having the intelligence to be objective.
Theres no pretence with GB news, they have a pro brexhit right wing line that they all follow. And using sitting tory mp’s to interview each other is blatant bias.
Blup