New culture secretary Lisa Nandy called for BBC to be ‘mutualised’ but backed licence fee
Wigan MP Nandy said in 2020 the BBC board needs a new structure so it's directed by licence fee payers.
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Culture Secretary backs Ofcom for ‘doing its job’ scrutinising GB News
Lucy Frazer was also accused by MPs of failing to express a view on Israel's treatment of journalists.
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Government-led task force launched to protect journalism from SLAPPs
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer writes for Press Gazette about a new task force to tackle the rise of SLAPPs.
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PPA: New Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has ‘huge opportunity’ to support industry where she started
It was not so long ago that the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) was known as the…
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Culture Secretary decides not to intervene in Newsquest takeover of Archant
Update 6 July 2022: Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has decided not to intervene in Newsquest’s takeover of fellow regional publisher…
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The BBC licence fee will be frozen for the next two years, the culture secretary has said. The annual payment,…
By Culture Sec Nadine Dorries says BBC may not exist in 10 years and slams impartiality ‘problem’
The BBC may not exist in a decade’s time, the new Culture Secretary has suggested as she took aim at…
By Nadine Dorries and the media: Licence fee sceptic who threatened to nail reporter’s testicles to the floor
Nadine Dorries, the UK’s new Culture Secretary, has had some colourful clashes with the media over the last decade. She…
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