Sky News star announces they’ve QUIT station – as their colleagues flood them with support

A PRODUCER astatine Sky News has revealed their exit from the presumption - with colleagues speedy to amusement their support.

The departing worker took to societal media to uncover their next steps.

Rob Burley took connected a elder relation astatine Sky News pursuing his BBC exit successful 2021.

Announcing his Sky departure, helium wrote connected Twitter/X: "Farewell @skynews, was a privilege to enactment with [Beth Rigby] who won the RTS arsenic Political Journalist of the Year during my clip there.

"Writing a caller book, TV play coming successful 2025 and, caller gig klaxon, americium reunited with [Andrew Neil] connected his lunchtime amusement connected Times Radio - tune successful astatine 1!"

Several erstwhile colleagues offered their enactment to Rob pursuing his announcement.

This included Beth Rigby, the Political Editor, who wrote: "Loved moving with you @RobBurl. We did immoderate bully worldly together.

"Good luck with the next section x."

Another commented: "Good to enactment with you. All the best."

While a 3rd shared: "Congratulations connected the caller gig Rob- was a pleasance moving and learning from you- wishing you each the champion for the caller adventures!"

A 4th chimed in: "Best wishes Rob. A large nonaccomplishment for Sky mind."

Yet different remarked: "Great job, Rob. And bully luck astatine Times."

In Rob's tenure astatine the Beeb, helium served arsenic exertion of governmental programmes including Politics Live and The Andrew Marr show.

Last year, his publication "Why is This Lying B*****d Lying to Me?" was published.

It outlines Rob's experiences with British politicians with a absorption connected 12 governmental interviews implicit a 25-year period.

Following connected from this, a two-part Channel 4 docu-series has been commissioned based connected the book.

Titled Brian and Margaret, it stars Steve Coogan arsenic writer and broadcaster Brian Walden.

Walden, who died successful 2019, was said to beryllium Margaret Thatcher's favourite interviewer.

Meanwhile, Harriet Walter takes connected the relation of the precocious erstwhile Prime Minister, who passed distant successful 2013.

Brian and Margaret is expected to beryllium broadcast successful 2025.