Published 2 years ago

Boris Johnson accused of targeting BBC to save his premiership

Summary by Ground News

Up to 35 of the 54 letters needed to trigger a vote of no confidence are already in. Culture secretary Nadine Dorries confirmed the BBC licence fee will be abolished in 2027. The broadcaster's funding will be frozen for the next two years. The move will force the corporation to close services and potentially make thousands of redundancies.

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Boris Johnson accused of targeting BBC to save his premiership

Government insider says announcement about abolishing licence fee was not expected this weekend

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Nadine Dorries accused of 'throwing BBC under a bus' to save Boris Johnson with license fee axe

One BBC insider said the Government was 'throwing us under the bus to distract from the PM’s difficulties' as its stars came out against plans to abolish the license fee

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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