The Tories have let down older people. (Image: Richard Townshend Photography)On free TV licences for the elderly - a lifeline, especially during a public health crisis - they passed the buck. (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster/Daily Express) (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster/Daily Express)It is entirely the Government's doing that the BBC has decided to stop funding it. As well as letting the BBC take the blame for their brutal cuts, the Tories have also refused to engage with the corporation to find a solution. Labour believes in a basic principle - that we protect and care for those who did the same for us for so many years.

Source: Daily Mirror July 31, 2020 19:29 UTC