BAFTA-winning actress Miriam Margolyes today throws her weight behind the fight to save free TV licences for over-75s. The Harry Potter star, 78, joined the battle to preserve the lifeline for millions of pensioners who face being stripped of their entitlement from June.
And she launched a blistering attack on Boris Johnson for failing to respond to a petition calling for action. The campaign to maintain the £157.50-a-year benefit, which comes amid renewed uncertainty over the BBC's future funding, steps up a gear today with just 75 days until curbs on who can claim free licences come into force.
Miriam, who won a BAFTA for her role in 1993 film The Age of Innocence, and who played Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter series, said: “It is
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