GB News viewers have labelled Chancellor John Healey a "hypocrite" after he expressed gratitude to the channel and its audience for their fundraising efforts on behalf of Help4HomelessVeterans. The appeal, launched on air by presenter Patrick Christys, raised more than £724,000 for homeless veterans.
Chancellor's Message of Thanks
In a video message, Healey said: "I want to say a massive thank you and a huge congratulations to GB News and your viewers. I've worked with Help4HomelessVeterans for nearly 10 years; it's done amazing work with individual veterans."
The Chancellor continued: "It's only within this last year that they've been able to get their first home. The house to take homeless veterans off the street, give them a new start and a new life. Your fundraising over this Remembrance through to Armistice Day period has raised more than £700,000."
He added: "They'll be able to buy two more homes, help so many more homeless veterans, and that's all down to GB News. Massive thank you, and I say this as both the Chancellor of the Exchequer and, more importantly, that local MP who's worked with the charity very closely for so long, thank you."
Viewers' Anger
Despite the message, viewers were furious. One commented: "What a hypocrite, he gives billions to house illegals. Just keep quiet @JohnHealey_MP. Well done @PatrickChristys."
Another wrote: "What a hypocrite! He & Labour have done nothing to help the homeless veterans. He thinks by releasing a statement thanking Patrick Christys he can jump on that bus of goodwill? He can jump off it & take his mealy-mouthed support elsewhere. He could end the situation immediately."
