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Children’s TV makers say British shows could die as ministers scrap £44m fund

Nadine Dorries urged to restore help for UK broadcasters competing with global rivals

The Guardian - UK

In the name of God, let Sue Gray do her job

No cause for concern about partygate and Operation Red Meat. Why? Because a very senior civil servant is on the case…

The Guardian - UK

Pensioners left 'bitterly disappointed' at Tory Nadine Dorries in TV licence row

Older people's group Silver Voices lashed out at the controversial Culture Secretary in the latest development in the over-75s' free licences dispute

Daily Mirror

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The fightback starts now! Here’s how the BBC can survive the Tory assault

Its flagship shows are looking shaky, its branding is blurred and its payroll is bloated. But as Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson close in on the BBC, there are ways the Corporation can emerge from this crisis stronger and freer

The Guardian - UK

The BBC is so much more than a subplot in the Tory soap opera

Progressives must do more than just try to save institutions from the wreckers, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

'Swinging cuts are inevitable' The future of S4C and BBC Radio Cymru as licence fee frozen

UK culture secretary Nadine Dorries said that she recognised that S4C had a "unique critical role" in promoting the Welsh language

Wales Online

BBC licence fee – could scrapping it be the end of public service broadcasting in the UK?

UK culture secretary, Nadine Dorries, recently announced that the BBC’s licence fee is to be frozen for two years and that a new funding mechanism for the corporation will follow after 2027. This statement created shockwaves within the media industry and beyond. Many accused the government’s move of being sheer…

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Scottish minister hits out at ‘ideologically-driven’ attack on BBC

UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has indicated there could be a different funding model put in place for the corporation after 2024.

The Independent UK

Tory councillor brands BBC licence fee freeze as 'insulting' way to cut cost of living

The Government said it was moving to support families in the face of rising living costs

Chronicle Live

We cannot let Tory minister Nadine Dorries ruin the BBC to save Boris's skin

The Conservative Culture Secretary's war on the licence fee is putting one of our greatest institutions at risk - all for the sake of protecting the hapless Prime Minister, writes Annie Brown.

Daily Record

Licence fee: There is a debate to be had about BBC funding — but not to save Boris Johnson

We have been here before — and not long ago. When Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries tweeted on Sunday that “[t]his licence fee announcement will be the last”, she was renewing a battle against the BBC that was last fought by the Government two years ago. Reprimanded by Speaker Sir Lindsay…

Evening Standard

Will the RTE license fee be scrapped like the BBC one in the UK? Top producers and RTE respond

Exclusive: The UK's Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has said the next announement of the BBC licence fee "will be the last".

Irish Mirror

‘Frontline output’ will be affected by licence fee freeze, BBC boss says

Nadine Dorries has announced that the BBC licence fee will be frozen at £159 for two years.

The Independent UK

BBC funding freeze has ‘serious consequences’ for Welsh public broadcasting

Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake condemned the Government’s move.

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Glasgow Live

BBC TV licence to be frozen at £159 for next two years, UK Government announces

The TV licence fee is set to be frozen after a debate was had on the future of the fee. Arguments were made in support of a subscription like service as models such as Netflix.

The Guardian - UK

Hard done by Big Dog gets Patel and Dorries to dish out the catnip

How to get the rightwing press and far-right Tories back on side? Bash refugees and the BBC of course

The Independent UK

Culture Secretary’s BBC licence fee reforms branded ‘unpatriotic’ by Labour MPs

MPs debated Nadine Dorries’ announcement that the BBC licence fee would be frozen at £159 for two years.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Tories and the BBC: a backlash sees off an immediate threat

Editorial: Nothing appears too valuable in British life that cannot be wrecked to save Boris Johnson’s premiership

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Daily Record

SNP say BBC licence fee freeze an attack on journalism to distract from Boris Johnson party scandals

The sudden announcement by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries is seen as part of the government's the 'red meat' strategy to head off anger from Tory MPs over Boris Johnson's rule-breaking parties.

The Guardian - UK

BBC funding ‘up for discussion’, says Nadine Dorries, as licence fee frozen

Culture secretary confirms fee will remain at £159 until 2024, but softens stance on its permanent abolition

Manchester Evening News

BBC licence fee will be frozen for two years, culture secretary confirms

Nadine Dorries told the House of Commons that the licence fee will be fixed at £159 until April 2024

Wales Online

BBC licence fee freeze until 2024 'then axed' in potential Tory plans

The Culture Secretary has addressed the Commons on plans for the funding of the corporation

The Independent UK

Government accused of attacking BBC to stop PM becoming ‘dead meat’ as licence fee frozen

Culture secretary confirms future of ‘outdated’ licence fee model in doubt – but faces claims of ‘distraction’ tactics

The Independent UK

What alternatives are there to the BBC licence fee?

Advertising, a voluntary subscription fee or a broadband levy could replace the current system.

Reuters

UK to freeze BBC funding, consider future of licence fee

Britain said on Monday it would freeze funding for the BBC for two years and begin a debate on whether a universal licence fee should continue in the modern television age, drawing opposition complaints of "cultural vandalism".

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