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BBC licence fee faces the scrap from 2028 as Tories suggest it's 'unsustainable'

Tory ministers have unveiled new detail around their vow to ditch the £159 licence fee at the end of the current period on 31 December 2027 - with a White Paper spelling out how it may not be 'sustainable'

Daily Mirror

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries drops a huge clanger about Channel 5

The Conservative minister claimed she 'misspoke' in an interview with LBC

Wales Online

Government wants more 'diverse British TV content' with Netflix and Disney+ to face Ofcom scrutiny

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries recently described BBC's current funding model as "completely outdated"

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Culture Ministry lauds dozen performers and creators as national artists

Twelve people have been named national artists by the Ministry of Culture for the year 2021.

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Rishi Sunak attends lavish £1,000-a-head dinner for Tory donors and city fatcats

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said it would be "silly" to give families more help now - the day after attending a £1,000-a-head fundraiser for city fat cats

Daily Mirror

Johnson backs Rees-Mogg over ‘Dickensian’ Whitehall return-to-office push

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries criticised Jacob Rees-Mogg’s drive to get civil servants back to their desks but No 10 backed him.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer calls for an end to Westminster culture of 'misogyny' after Angela Rayner smear

The Labour leader said there should be 'zero tolerance' of sexism in parliament as a Tory junior minister was sent out to explain why the Prime Minister and Culture Secretary tweeted exactly the same words of support for Angela Rayner.

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Dorries hits out at Rees-Mogg’s ‘Dickensian’ war on officials working from home

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has reportedly questioned Jacob Rees-Mogg’s drive to get Whitehall staff back behind their desks.

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries accuses commentators of mocking her dyslexia after video gaffe

The Culture Secretary talked about people being able to ‘downstream’ films online, and referred to tennis courts as ‘pitches’

Evening Standard

BBC licence fee will end in our lifetimes, former culture secretary claims

He says the licence fee model “has many flaws”

Bristol Post

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's pick for sleaze review chair warned over £1000-an-hour 'advice'

Former Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has pocketed up to £1,000-an-hour for providing “advice” to a consultancy firm - but says they were for 'one-off' speeches to 'small audiences'

Daily Mirror

Kirstie Allsopp lashes out at Culture Secretary over Channel 4 privatisation blunder

Kirstie Allsopp clashed with the Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries on Twitter when the MP claimed critics of the plan to privatise Channel 4 were 'lazy, overwrought and ill-informed rhetoric from the Leftie luvvie lynch mob'

Daily Mirror

Dublin pubs: Plans to revive Irish nightlife hit with Covid-related delays

Some of the targets have already been missed, the Department of Culture has admitted

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The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

Chronicle Live

Newcastle MP brands Channel 4 privatisation 'short-sighted, unnecessary and frankly bizarre'

Tory culture secretary Nadine Dorries has claimed that Government ownership is “holding Channel 4 back from competing against streaming giants" like Netflix and Amazon

Daily Mirror

All your questions answered as Tory government reveals plans to privatise Channel 4

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said the Government planned to privatise Channel 4 - but so far, 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for the sale to be halted

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson faces major Tory backlash over plans to privatise Channel 4

The decision to sell off the publicly owned broadcaster has sparked fury, with ministers accused of being "un-Conservative" and breaking promises on levelling up

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Leeds Live

Channel 4 sale sparks Leeds jobs fear as Tory government set to privatise broadcaster

Channel 4 is being sold off less than a year after moving its HQ to Leeds

The Guardian - UK

‘Nadine Dorries is terrible! That’s made my job easier’: Labour’s Lucy Powell on the Tories, culture war and BBC

As a teenager, the shadow culture secretary was always up for a party. Now she is expected to have a view on everything from the legacy of colonialism to the future of the licence fee. How is she handling the never-ending controversy?

The Independent UK

Conservative peer Michael Grade announced as next chairman of Ofcom

The selection process to find a suitable candidate has been repeatedly delayed.

The Independent UK

Russia rival UK and Ireland bid to host Euro 2028 – what happens now?

The UK and Ireland, who had looked as though they may be unopposed for the right to host the finals, will also face competition from Turkey

The Independent UK

Former BBC boss Lord Grade emerges as favourite for Ofcom chair – reports

The process to find a suitable candidate has faced a series of delays.

Wales Online

‘Prank’ video with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace emerges after UK blames Russia for hoaxes

Home Secretary Priti Patel and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries were also targeted by hoax callers

Wales Online

‘Prank’ video with Defence Secretary emerges after UK blames Kremlin for hoaxes

An inquiry has been launched into the calls which targeted Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, Home Secretary Priti Patel and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries

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