Three years on GB News and pub debate still beats anything Westminster can offer

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As his show marks three years on air, the GB News presenter and Member of Parliament explains why unscripted debate over a pint beats anything else on television

My most recent show was recorded in Ashfield to celebrate three years of Lee Anderson's Real World, and three years later I still have to pinch myself because not only do I have my own show but the viewing figures go from strength to strength.

Every weekend I travel the length and breadth of the country in my role as a politician but the very first words most people say to me are 'I love your show and I love GB News'.

To which I respond, 'Who is your favourite presenter?' The answer is usually Patrick Christys or Martin Daubney. That'll teach me for fishing for compliments.

But I think the main selling point of the show is the fact it is set in a real pub because we all know that every pub is a Parliament.

Go into any pub in the UK and you will find a Prime Minister, a national team football coach, a barrister, a judge and so on, because every pub is full of opinions - a place where people can debate over a few drinks and still end the night as friends, which is exactly what we do on my show.

Viewers always tell me they love the 'left in the corner' setting and the 'yes or no' quiz, which makes the show different from all the other programmes on the channel.

But the best thing about the show is that the bosses at GB just let me get on with it. There is no script, no autocue, just pure debate and it works well.

I never miss an episode of my show, but because I travel a lot in my job, I usually catch the Friday night show on the car radio, and it works well on the radio, especially when the debate gets really heated.

Healthy debate is good. I cannot think of any other news channel that gives so much fair airtime to people of differing political opinions.

This is why the channel is growing at an incredible rate; we cannot be ignored, which is why politicians and commentators of all political colours are now wanting to appear on the channel.

The past three years have flown by, and as the channel grows, so does enthusiasm for a news channel that offers something different to all the other channels.

Where else can you get good, honest debate, common sense and a bit of fun all thrown in together?