Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has used her column in the Mail to tell tale of a clash with Rishi Sunak as Chancellor, over the licence fee. [BTW Nadine has yet to declare her fee from the Mail, in addition to her stipend from TalkTV]
"I am delighted that Lucy Frazer, the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has announced a review of the BBC licence fee.
When I held that position, I called for the review in preparation for having a new funding model in place for when the Royal Charter comes up for renewal in 2028. My reasoning was that the licence fee could not continue to rise at the current rate, with a bloated BBC putting even more pressure on the purses of hard-working families.
Sadly, our review was blocked by the then Chancellor, Rishi Sunak.
So I'm delighted to see that Lucy has shown a bit of muscle and managed to get the review past the No. 10 gatekeepers. The excuse I was given at the time was that tax policy could be reviewed only by the Treasury. It was clearly nonsense. Well done, Lucy. I had begun to despair!"
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