{"id":67663,"date":"2023-10-05T07:43:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T07:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/?p=67663"},"modified":"2023-10-05T07:43:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T07:43:26","slug":"laurence-fox-says-he-learned-of-gb-news-sacking-in-custody-after-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/tv-movies\/laurence-fox-says-he-learned-of-gb-news-sacking-in-custody-after-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Laurence Fox says he learned of GB News sacking in custody after arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former GB News presenter Laurence Fox said he found out about his sacking by the broadcaster while he was in custody after having been arrested.<\/p>\n

The Metropolitan Police said the 45-year-old was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) cameras and encouraging or assisting offences to be committed.<\/p>\n

Laurence was arrested in Stockwell and taken to a south London police station on Wednesday, 5 October, but has since been released and bailed pending further inquiries.<\/p>\n

He told Sky News: \u201cI found out about the GB News sacking in there (the police station).<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey went; \u2018By the way, you\u2019ve been sacked, and there\u2019s loads of paparazzi out there\u2019. And I was like, \u2018phew\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked about his arrest, Laurence added: \u201cThey\u2019ve let me go. It\u2019s Sadiq Khan\u2019s \u2018make a big thing out of Loz\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Sadiq Khan thinks he can scare me, I\u2019ve been intimidated by his coppers before.\u201d<\/p>\n

A video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, by the Reclaim Party \u2013 which was launched by Laurence, shows the former actor sat on a sofa and pointing at officers, saying: \u201cLook how many coppers there are in my house.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laurence is then heard saying \u201cThat, ladies and gentlemen, is the country we live in,\u201d before putting his thumb up to the camera.<\/p>\n

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Confirming a suspect had been arrested, a spokeswoman for the Met said: \u201cOn Wednesday, October 4, officers arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ cameras and encouraging or assisting offences to be committed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was arrested in Stockwell and has been taken to a south London police station where he remains in custody.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ULEZ cameras are in place to enable Transport for London to monitor the cars going in and out of the capital's ultra-low emission zone.<\/p>\n

Cameras catch the car's numberplate, and then it is checked against a huge database to see if it complies with the ULEZ rules on emissions, if not, the driver is charged \u00a312.50.<\/p>\n

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The actor-turned-politician was suspended by GB News amid an internal investigation and a probe by Ofcom which had received more than 8,000 complaints over on-air comments about female journalist Ava Evans.<\/p>\n

He faced a disciplinary hearing with the channel after making a series of personal remarks about political correspondent Ms Evans on the Dan Wootton Tonight show, including asking, \u201cWho would want to shag that?\u201d<\/p>\n

The channel confirmed it had \u201cended its employment relationship\u201d with Laurence on Wednesday, following the comments.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n