Starmer accuses Johnson of 'cruel move' and turning back on OAPs over TV license

Starmer accuses Johnson of 'cruel move' and turning back on OAPs over TV licenses

The Labour leader accused the PM of cruelly snubbing pensioners who may have to choose between paying their TV licence and heating their homes.He said the BBC “remains responsible” for the perk, in spite of a Tory manifesto pledge in 2017 to ­protect it until at least 2022.

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