Culture secretary Michelle Donelan has recommended that the government drop its plans to privatise Channel 4
Culture secretary Michelle Donelan has recommended to the Prime Minister that the government drops its plans to privatise Channel 4, according to reports.
Read more: Greater Manchester reacts as Rishi Sunak to make ALL pupils study maths until they are 18 However, she stated that she had come to the opposite conclusion after "reviewing the business case". She said she had planned to announce a new package of measures to "help tackle" the challenges C4C will face in the "evolving media sector".
Labour’s shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell said: “The Conservatives’ vendetta against Channel 4 was always wrong for Britain, growth in our creative economy and a complete waste of everyone’s time. Our broadcasting and creative industries lead the world, yet this government has hamstrung them with this total distraction.”
Stephen Hammond, Conservative MP for Wimbledon, added: “I welcome the reports that C4 will not be privatised. I have always thought that its commercial future can be more sustainably secured by a new mandate within the current model.
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