Labour peer says Rona Fairhead should have offered to resign over ‘appalling dereliction of duty’ and claims government ‘stole’ from licence fee in settlementMelvyn Bragg has accused Rona Fairhead,the chair of the BBC Trust, of an “appalling dereliction of duty for the way she handled negotiations with the government over a modern financial settlement for the corporation.
The South Bank Show stalwart and Labour peer also criticised the government for “stealing” money from the licence fee in order to fund the politically favourable system of free licences for over-75s.
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Source: theguardian.com