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Revealed: the billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site

Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment

The Guardian - UK

Merck’s move to axe £1bn UK expansion was ‘commercial decision’, says minister

The Conservatives said Merck’s decision should send alarm bells ringing across Government.

Evening Standard

New asylum hotels ‘massive incentive’ for small boat crossings, ministers warned

Last week Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said that asylum hotel use had risen since Labour entered government.

The Independent UK

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Women MPs make history as London is first region ever to have majority female representation in Parliament

Breakthrough shows London ‘truly is the city of opportunity’

Evening Standard

Telegraph could become ‘PR arm’ of UAE after proposed takeover, MPs warned

UAE-backed deal could be disastrous for UK government and freedom of press, opponents say

The Guardian - UK

BBC staff fear losing redundancy pay if they speak out about radio cuts, MP says

A former minister told the House of Commons local radio content was being “trashed” by moves to require the 39 stations to share more content

Wales Online

BBC staff fear losing redundancy pay if they speak out about radio cuts, says MP

Culture minister Julia Lopez said she would do her best to ‘get some heads wobbling’ at the corporation over the changes.

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BBC licence fee to go up £13 as MPs call on government to stop rise

It is set to be the biggest increase in more than 20 years

Manchester Evening News

Tory MPs call for end to BBC licence fee as they seek revenge over Gary Lineker U-turn

Rees-Mogg says the current system is 'past its sell-by date'

Nottingham Post

Lineker saga sends Tory headbangers into meltdown

A football pundit being critical of the government shows you can have too much of this free speech business

The Guardian - UK

Tories 'attacking BBC to pressure it for positive coverage', MP says

THE UK Government is deliberately attacking the BBC in order to “get themselves more favourable coverage” in its broadcasts, the shadow…

The National (Scotland)

Gary Lineker suspension echoes Putin’s Russia, says Labour

Shadow minister accuses government of ‘deliberate strategy of undermining BBC’ as calls mount for corporation’s chair to quit

The Guardian - UK

‘Disgraceful’ to compare Gary Lineker row to Putin’s Russia, says minister

Labour had made the comment as it criticised the Government’s handling of the BBC.

The Independent UK

Labour likens Lineker row to ‘Putin’s Russia’ – but Tories hit back at ‘disgraceful’ comment

Conservatives ‘orchestrated cancel campaign’, says shadow culture secretary

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The Independent UK

Culture minister suggests TV licence losing support among public

Julia Lopez’s remarks came as DUP MP Sammy Wilson criticised the BBC’s handling of the Gary Lineker impartiality row.

Daily Mirror

Tories acted like 'Putin' by forcing Gary Lineker off air, claims Labour

Labour's shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell said the BBC had "capitulated to a Tory cancel campaign" and warned chairman Richard Sharp is "completely unable to carry out his role"

The Independent UK

Minister refuses to reveal smart speaker use on cyber security grounds

Julia Lopez said it is not wise for politicians to disclose details of their devices amid Chinese espionage fears.

The National (Scotland)

Tory minister: Leave voters may feel 'opposite' to Scots in BBC's coverage of Brexit

A UK Government minister has suggested some Britons may view the BBC as being too negative in its coverage of the impact of Brexit, in response to…

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The Independent UK

New voluntary app code of practice to boost user safety launched

The Government said it would look into further regulation to make the rules mandatory in the future.

The Independent UK

Government ‘disappointed’ by BBC’s planned cuts to local radio services

As part of the proposals, stations will begin sharing some programmes.

The Independent UK

Government is ‘genuinely open-minded’ about future of BBC funding model

Culture minister Julia Lopez appeared before the Lords Communications and Digital Committee as part of its inquiry into funding the broadcaster.

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