Editing Andrew Neil (section)

===GB News===
On 25 September 2020, Neil announced his exit from the BBC to become chairman of [[GB News]], a news channel launched on 13 June 2021.<ref name="gbnews">{{cite news|date=25 September 2020|title=Andrew Neil to leave the BBC 'with heavy heart'|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54299057|access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref> As well as being chairman, he presented ''Andrew Neil'', a [[prime time]] evening programme on the channel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/andrew-neil-leaves-bbc-gb-news-a4556806.html|title=Andrew Neil leaves the BBC to launch GB News channel|work=Evening Standard|date=26 September 2020|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="Butterworth">{{cite news |last1=Butterworth |first1=Benjamin |title=Andrew Neil will not appear again on GB News despite promised return as a 'regular contributor' |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/media/andrew-neil-not-appear-again-gb-news-promised-return-regular-contributor-1211467 |access-date=21 September 2021 |work=i |date=21 September 2021}}</ref> Two weeks after the channel's launch, after having hosted eight episodes of his show, he announced he would be taking a break.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marlborough |first1=Conor |title=GB News: Andrew Neil announces break from news channel just two weeks after it launched |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/gb-news-andrew-neil-announces-break-from-news-channel-just-two-weeks-after-it-launched-3286708 |access-date=16 July 2021 |work=The Scotsman |date=25 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Clover |first1=Julian |title=GB News presenter Andrew Neil takes a break |url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2021/06/25/gb-news-presenter-andrew-neil-takes-a-break/ |access-date=16 July 2021 |work=Broadband TV News |date=25 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="Butterworth"/> He spent months in his hiatus involved in legal disputes with GB News over ending his contract. However, Neil and the channel publicly maintained that he was taking a holiday,<ref name="Butterworth"/> and he was expected to rejoin the channel in early September. As that time approached, multiple news sources reported that his return had been postponed, with some speculating that this postponement might become indefinite.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 September 2021|title=Andrew Neil will not make expected return to GB News next week|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/sep/03/andrew-neil-will-not-make-expected-return-to-gb-news-next-week|access-date=6 September 2021|work=The Guardian|last1=Quinn|first1=Ben|last2=Waterson|first2=Jim}}</ref><ref name="return">{{Cite web|title=Andrew Neil highly unlikely to return to GB News|first=Alistair|last=Gray|url=https://www.ft.com/content/fedd7106-f3be-4a5d-87d5-fee48581df13 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/fedd7106-f3be-4a5d-87d5-fee48581df13 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=4 September 2021|access-date=6 September 2021|work=Financial Times}}</ref> It was further reported that he was "highly unlikely" to return to the channel.<ref name="return"/>

On 13 September 2021, Neil resigned from GB News as chairman and lead presenter and announced he would enter a new role as a guest contributor.<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 September 2021|title=Andrew Neil resigns from GB News three months after channel's launch|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58464664|access-date=13 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Waterson|first=Jim|date=13 September 2021|title=Andrew Neil resigns as lead presenter and chairman of GB News|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/sep/13/andrew-neil-resigns-as-lead-presenter-and-chairman-of-gb-news|access-date=13 September 2021}}</ref> Later that month, on the BBC's ''[[Question Time (TV programme)|Question Time]]'', he said that he had left his roles at GB News over the direction the channel was taking, and that he had become a "minority of one" within senior management. It was reported that these remarks had angered GB News bosses and that Neil would not be appearing on GB News again.<ref name="Butterworth"/> On 22 September, Neil said he would not return to GB News.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Meaker|first=Morgan|date=23 September 2021|title=Andrew Neil vows never to appear on GB News again as he accuses channel of 'smears'|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/09/23/andrew-neil-accuses-gb-news-smears/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/09/23/andrew-neil-accuses-gb-news-smears/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=23 September 2021|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Neil later described his decision to lead the channel as the "single biggest mistake" of his career, comparing the channel to [[Fox News]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 November 2021|title=GB News was biggest mistake of my career, says Andrew Neil|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/gb-news-was-biggest-mistake-of-my-career-says-andrew-neil-j9lx7nwnx|last=Ames|first=Jonathan|access-date=18 November 2021|work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>