Analysis: All Eyes On Nadine Dorries’ Next Move As BBC & Channel 4 Fear The Worst For Privatization & License Fee Future Under New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss
deadline.comThe BBC and Channel 4 may fear the worst as the anti-Public Service Broadcasting agenda led by Boris Johnson’s administration looks set to continue under a Liz Truss premiership, with all eyes trained on whether Nadine Dorries remains Culture Secretary.As expected, Truss comfortably won the race to be the next Conservative Party leader earlier this afternoon and Prime Minister this afternoon and multiple connected sources have indicated they expect arch-BBC sceptic Dorries to remain in post.Dorries is feared by the public broadcasters.
She pushed through the start of Channel 4’s privatization, signalled she wants the BBC license fee to be abolished after 2027 and has made multiple inflammatory remarks throughout her year-long tenure, including her accusation that a Channel 4 reality show she took part in a decade ago used actors instead of ordinary people.
This was heavily disputed by Tower Block of Commons‘ producer Love Productions. On the latter, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMSC) member John Nicolson has written to parliament calling for an inquiry into allegations she mislead Parliament.“This is less about Truss than it is about Truss’s decision on Dorries,” said a source familiar with the thinking of the UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport department. “Most expect her to be kept in post — Truss will like the signal that sends out.”Should Dorries fail to keep her current role, there is a decent chance that the former I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
contestant will step down as an MP — something Truss, who will find out how many allies she truly has in the weeks ahead, will be keen to avoid.Another connected source told Deadline the “agenda will remain the same” if Dorries keeps her job.What
Read more on deadline.com
