Ofcom rules state that “no politician may be used as a newsreader, interviewer or reporter in any news programmes unless, exceptionally, it is editorially justified”.
The 40-year-old broadcaster and journalist had written a regular column for the online outlet since 2021.
"I look forward to choosing my train routes by their political leanings from now on", Lewis Goodall commented on reading the article.
It comes after Laurence Fox revealed a text exchange that called into question the sincerity of Wootton's mea culpa.
It comes after an independent review was conducted by former ITN boss John Hardie.
Commons Women and Equalities Committee chair Caroline Nokes criticised her Conservative colleagues.
Ava Evans told Joe’s podcast, Pubcast, that Dan Wootton called her “multiple times throughout the night” after the show.
Wootton has apologised for the remarks.
Fox made remarks about Ava Evans, the political correspondent for online news site Joe, on GB News on Tuesday night.
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