Boris Johnson has been accused of using the latest attack on the public service broadcaster, which would have a dramatic impact on its output, to shore up right-wing support amid his slumping popularity.
The timing of the announcement has been picked up upon across the media. Prime minister Boris Johnson is currently facing the biggest test of his leadership, with ever-growing stories of illegal parties taking place during lockdown at his residence at Number 10 Downing Street pushing his approval ratings to record lows.
The BBC is currently in the midst of negotiating the next five years of the license fee and has made it clear that, with skyrocketing production costs and the dramatic increased spend of streamers in the U.K., anything other than a rise in line with inflation would result in major cuts to its output and staff levels.
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