BBC licence fee could be means-tested under Labour, says shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell

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BBC licence fee could be means-tested under Labour, says shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell
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Richer households could pay more for BBC licence fee under Labour, says shadow Culture Secretary LucyMPowell 🔴 EXCLUSIVE from elliottengage

, wanted to help Johnson’s personal finances while he was applying for the job as BBC chairman.

So far Labour has stopped short of demanding Mr Sharp quits but Ms Powell says he has “serious questions to answer” about his conduct while he was being considered for the critical job at the top of the country’s public service broadcaster. “You also have something over on the Prime Minister – I mean this is highly dynamite material. That has to colour opinions about why you were appointed. Certainly, for me this feels like a real conflict of interest.”

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