Fed-up Britons young and old are refusing to pay the TV licence fee in their “hundreds of thousands” and MPs are calling for the levy to be scrapped. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer confirmed on Thursday the TV licence fee would rise next
Insiders claim the BBC will have to make cuts equivalent to the entirety of BBC Two as bosses reel from a lower-than-hoped-for licence fee increase. Sources say shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and David Attenborough’s wildlife series could be among those
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says prosecuting people for not paying the TV licence fee is “morally indefensible”. It comes as the annual charge is set to increase by £10.50, meaning families will face a £169.50 bill. The hike is thought to be
Tory MPs have called for the licence fee to be axed after a £10.50 hike was announced. The cost of a TV licence, set by the Government, will go up to £169.50 from next year. But Conservative MPs urged for the annual
The BBC licence fee is set to increase by more than £10 next year – but bosses had hoped for a hike of closer to £15. The annual levy currently costs £159, and that figure will rise by 6.7 percent in line
A former MEP has slammed the proposed hike of the BBC licence fee to more than £170 saying it’s a tax on the British people and should be scrapped. The mandatory charge for watching the BBC is thought to be rising by
Lawrence Bierton, 63, admits killing Pauline Quinn, 73, but denies murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He had been sentenced to life at Sheffield Crown Court in 1996 over the deaths of Elsie Gregory, 72, and Aileen Dudhill, 79, at their
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said she is “concerned” the planned nine per cent rise in the licence fee is “very high”. She said the Government will be making an announcement amid speculation Rishi Sunak will block the hike in the annual charge,
A new push by Tory MPs to get ministers to look at the future of the TV licence fee – dubbed the “telly tax” – has been launched after the latest row involving Match of the Day host Gary Lineker. Conservative MPs
BBC licence fee payers should be given shares in the corporation and be allowed to appoint its bosses, a Tory MP has said. Sir John Redwood made the call for the licence fee shake-up in a pamphlet promoting an “ownership revolution” for