Darren Grimes Biography
Darren Grimes is a British right-wing political commentator and activist. A Liberal Democrat activist, he has worked for a number of Brexit campaigns. He set up the website Reasoned in May 2020. In 2022, Grimes began presenting his own weekend show on GB News in November 2022 the show came to an end due to his firing from the company.
Darren Grimes Age
Darren was born on 22nd July, 1993, Consett, County Durham, England.
Darren Grimes Height
He stand at a height of 5 feet and 7 inches tall.
Darren Grimes Education
Darren Grimes studied fashion and business studies at the University of Brighton but did not complete his degree.
Darren Grimes Nationality
Darren is a British Nationality.
Darren Grimes Parents
Darren has not disclosed his mother’s name, however, he grew up in a single-parent household in, County Durham, England
Darren Grimes Siblings
Darren has a younger brother.
Darren Grimes Partner
Darren is openly gay however he has not revealed his partner.
Darren Grimes Children
Darren does not have any children.
Darren Grimes Political commentator
Grimes launched Reasoned in May 2020, a website aimed at those “standing against the tide” who “hide political views for fear of being called homophobic, a TERF, racist”. It is a rebranding of a previous conservative youth group called Reason, and is backed by the son of former Brexit Party MEP Lance Forman. According to the satirical magazine Private Eye, a video was released in 2020 by Grimes on Reasoned that appeared to be a near word-for-word copy of a video released by the US right-wing platform PragerU.
Grimes later dropped out of university, and between 2016 and 2018, he worked as a deputy editor for the political website BrexitCentral, founded by Matthew Elliott, the former Vote Leave chief executive. In 2018, he became the digital manager for the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a free market think tank.
Grimes’ political stance changed and he founded the pro-Brexit group BeLeave aimed at younger voters during the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum campaign.In 2019, he was amongst those associated with a newly launched right-wing youth organisation called Turning Point UK (TPUK), set up by Conservative Party donor and unsuccessful Brexit Party MEP candidate George Farmer. It is closely allied to Turning Point USA, a pro-Trump youth movement.
Darren Grimes Real Britain
Grimes has bid farewell to GB News viewers after he claimed the broadcaster was scrapping his show, Real Britain. In view of his 235,000 followers, the presenter penned: “Sadly, my GB News show, Real Britain, is ending.
Darren Grimes Suspended
Grimes was sacked by GB News over an alleged relationship with a junior colleague, a source says Grimes was sacked over an alleged relationship with a junior staffer who worked on his team. He was also accused of abusing his position of power at GB News.
Darren Grimes Salary
Darren earns an estimated annual salary of USD 150,000.
Darren Grimes Net Worth
Grimes net worth is estimated to be USD 500,000.
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