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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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BBC licence fee frozen at £159 until 2024 then axed in what is being branded 'attack on journalism'

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dailyrecord.co.uk

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has confirmed the Conservatives ' snap plan to abolish the BBC licence fee, in what was branded as a "pathetic" attack on journalism.

Fury has been rising after the minister revealed controversial news that the fee would be frozen at £159 until April 2024 and abolished altogether in 2027 in a tweet on January 16.

Now, the minister has revealed the true terms cut to the payment and has said that the licence fee model will now be reviewed, as reported by The Mirror.

Ms Dorries also faced a barrage of complaints that the announcement was only rushed out to "pick fights" with a "great British institution" to distract from the row that is being dubbed 'partygate', which is surrounding Boris Johnson.

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