Britain's government will cut the British Broadcasting Corporation's funding by ordering a two-year freeze on the fee that people pay to watch the broadcaster, the Mail on Sunday reported. The future of the license-payer funded BBC is a perpetual topic of political debate, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government most recently suggesting its funding needs to be reformed. "Time now to discuss and debate new ways of funding, supporting and selling great British content," she said on Twitter. The BBC declined to comment on Dorries' tweet or the Mail on Sunday report. Last week, one Conservative lawmaker said BBC coverage relating to parties in Johnson's Downing Street residence during coronavirus lockdowns amounted to a "coup attempt" against the prime minister.

Source: The Times January 17, 2022 08:40 UTC