Reform MP's call to scrap licence

REFORM MP Lee Anderson said yesterday's day of shame for the BBC over Greg Wallace and the Gaza documentary was further proof it's time to scrap the licence fee.

- By Christian Calgie

The party's chief whip blasted: “The BBC has become a state-funded propaganda machine, no longer deserving the trust of the British people.

“From the events at Glastonbury, the Gregg Wallace scandal, to allegations of payments reaching the family of a Hamas minister, it's clear the BBC pushes an agenda of its own.