GB News fans 'switch off' over 'atrocious' segment and say 'I'm going to Sky'

' viewers switched off the breakfast programme after an "atrious" segment discussing the . According to the Office for National Statistics, the UK has grown at the fastest rate in a year over the first quarter of 2025. The new official figures show that gross domestic product () increased by 0.7% between January and March, and presenters Stephen Dixon and Ellie Costello invited political commentator Theo Usherwood to discuss this rise.

Stephen said: "It's interesting, with the PM jetting around, and he's had the finger pointed at his recently 'you're doing all this stuff abroad, you're not doing all this stuff at home.' However, the GDP figures are out this morning, I know it's not directly down to the PM, but that's very positive news at home." Despite this, some viewers were left unimpressed, as one commented: "Stephen the Labourite getting all excited over atrocious growth figures. I'm off to Sky, sick of this channel."

One unconvinced viewer suggested: "So the economy is finally back to where it was when Labour took over from the Tories..... Personally I think the figures are being manipulated by activist civil servants to take the pressure off Labour."

Another commented: " Economy grew by 0.7% between jan n march, are we being led by another marxist commy govt carrot?" (sic)

A fourth fan added: "Oh gawd, Rachel from Accts will be lovin these GDP figures. Cannot understand it but it must be good. However Stephen, we won't be any better off because we're already so much worse off."

"That will be due to higher prices we are paying in the shops. Doesn't mean we are better off," claimed another.

An unimpressed fan fumed: "Growth up 0.7%, really so why we paying more for everything taxed beyond anything that's gone before. We can't pay the interest on the national debt. Billions paid out for illigals. These are BS ones figures and we all know how reliable they are and the Blatant lies that this lot tell."

Theo told the presenters: "I think it's fair to say, there's been some good news on the economic front recently.

"Even by the Prime Minister's own expectations, getting that agreement with Donald Trump, particularly for the automotive and the steel industry, was really important."

The political commentator added: "It is not the full trade deal and Kemi Badenoch made great hay yesterday at the PMQS and called it a tiny tariff deal, but nevertheless, it is good news for those sectors."