Government moves to 'end the BBC as we know it' are part of a 'pathetic' attempt to distract from Boris Johnson's woes over the Downing Street parties, shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell
She said the £159 licence fee is “incredibly cheap” and criticised Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries for making an announcement on Twitter as part of a Tory Government plan to offer “red meat for their backbenchers”.
Ms Powell’s comments come after Ms Dorries said at the weekend that the next announcement about the BBC licence fee “will be the last”, and indicated she wanted to find a new funding model for the BBC after the current licence fee funding deal expires in 2027.
