Boris Johnson enters television, will cover next year's US elections

Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister of the UK, announced on Friday that he is embarking on a new venture with GB News. Johnson will serve as a presenter, as well as a show creator and commentator on the television station.

"I am excited to say that I am shortly going to be joining you on GB News," Johnson said. "I'm going to be giving this remarkable new TV channel my unvarnished views on everything from Russia, China, the war in Ukraine, how we meet all those challenges. I will be talking about the immense opportunities for Global Britain - as well as the challenges - and why our best days are yet to come." Johnson made this announcement in a video recording posted on platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

GB News has reported that Johnson will play a pivotal role in the station's coverage of next year's elections in the UK and the US. In addition, Johnson will host a series showcasing Britain's influence around the globe.

Boris Johnson served as the UK Prime Minister from June 2019 until September 2022. Earlier this year, he resigned from his parliamentary mandate following a report that claimed he intentionally misled parliament about gatherings at Downing Street during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Joining GB News marks Johnson's second journalistic commission at present, having started writing weekly columns for the "Daily Mail" in mid-June. Prior to his full-fledged political career, Johnson was a journalist,, employed by the "Daily Telegraph" and the weekly magazine "Spectator".

With a strongly conservative bias, GB News began broadcasting in June 2021 as a competitor to BBC News and Sky News. Johnson follows in the footsteps of other high-profile politicians from the ruling Conservative Party who have collaborated with GB News.

Formerly, this includes figures like ex-Business Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg and Deputy Party Chairman Lee Anderson. Nonetheless, the most recognizable figure associated with GB News thus far has been Nigel Farage, a vocal proponent of Britain's exit from the European Union.