Jacob Rees-Mogg says BBC licence fee 'needs to go' after Gary Lineker row

Western Daily Press

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Jacob Rees-Mogg says BBC licence fee 'needs to go' after Gary Lineker row

Jacob Rees-Mogg says BBC licence fee 'needs to go' after Gary Lineker row

Western Daily Press

Published 14 Mar 2023

The North East Somerset MP said impartiality would not be an issue if the broadcaster wasn't funded by taxpayers.

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