The former culture secretary tweets her anger that her policies on BBC licence fee, Channel 4 privatisation and Online Safety Bill have been shelved or watered down
on the sale of Channel 4, the BBC licence fee review and the Online Safety Bill – which had been agreed in Cabinet – would remain in place under the current premiership.
But responding to a tweet on Monday, which had questioned whether the PM has a democratic mandate to overhaul policies that were not in the 2019 manifesto, Ms Dorries made clear her agenda was being shelved or watered down – and that Ms Truss had to call an election. Ms Dorries tweeted: “Widespread dismay at the fact that 3 years of work has effectively been put on hold. No one asked for this.
“C4 sale, online safety, BBC licence fee review – all signed off by cabinet all ready to go, all stopped. If Liz wants a whole new mandate, she must take to the country.” Ms Truss is rumoured to be planning to water down the protections against “legal but harmful” social media content in theHowever, campaigners in favour of keeping the tougher measures in the Bill have been boosted by the intervention from the Prince of Wales, in the wake of the landmark inquest verdict sayingNew Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has suggested a rethink on the BBC licence fee review and has said the Government is now “re-examining the business case” for the sale of Channel 4 –...
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