The UK’s new prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that plans to ditch the BBC’s licence fee are off the table, now the Labour Party is in government.
The Guardian reports that, during his trip to Washington DC this week, Sir Keir said: “We are committed in our manifesto to the BBC and to the licensing scheme.
There’s going to be some more thought between now and [2027], but we are committed to the BBC and we are committed to the licensing arrangements.” 2027 is when the BBC’s royal charter expires, and decisions will have to be made about how the BBC should be funded.
The licence fee is currently set at £159 ($206.40) per year per any household with a television that can receive live broadcasts.
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