The new Culture Secretary accused the broadcaster of failing to promote working-class talent.... Speaking in Manchester she said the corporation's chief executive needed to take action if he was to prove the licence fee was value for money." I had an interesting meeting with Tim Davie, the perspective from the BBC is they will get a settlement fee and they will change." My perspective is: tell us how you’re going to change and then we’ll give you a settlement," she said." We are having a discus

Baroness Fox told peers" groupthink" at the national broadcaster meant that there was a lack of

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The Government must “ save the BBC from itself ” because the corporation is a “ polar bear on a shrinking ice cap ”, Nadine Dorries, the Culture Secretary, has claimed. The minister, who recently announced the licence fee would be frozen for the next two years, has said the broadcaster in its current form “ will not exist in the future ”.... Ms Dorries has suggested the BBC will struggle as fewer people pay the licence fee – non-payment of which may be decriminalised in future – and stated that

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After Nadine Dorries doubted the broadcaster's long-term future, the Prime Minister insisted the BBC will be around for a long time.... Mr Johnson also praised the BBC and labelled it as a" great national institution" in contrast to his minister.... " JUST IN: Brexit LIVE: Britain is BACK!...

The first major inquiry into the Government’s handling of the pandemic was carried out by the health and science committees of the House of Commons, and echoes the claims made by Dominic Cummings months earlier.... The ‘Coronavirus: lessons learned to date’ report has revealed that during the first few months of the pandemic, the Government followed the advice of scientific and medical advisers to strategize herd immunity in the UK, rather than working to protect as many people as possible.----

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And the news has triggered a strong reaction on social media, with plenty angered at the West Suffolk MP's appointment as a special envoy to theUnited Nations.... Mr Hancock tweeted:" Honoured to be appointed United Nations Special Representative."" I'll be working with the UN and UN Economic Commission for Africa to help African economic recovery from the pandemic and promote sustainable development." Mr Hancock quit in June after the Sun published pictures plus a video clip of him and Gina Co