GREAT BRITAIN – POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Boris tells BBC licence fee will be scrapped

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Original article by Tim Shipman
The Australian – Page: 9 : 17-Feb-20

The UK government proposes to overhaul the funding arrangements for the BBC by introducing a subscription fee instead of the traditional licence fee. However, BBC chairman Sir David Clementi warns that the move could result in some popular TV shows being cancelled, as well as less public service programming. The government’s proposals also include reducing the number of TV stations operated by the BBC, selling most of its radio stations and greater investment in the BBC World Service.

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BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

London calling: Boris talks trade

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Original article by Simon Benson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 16-Dec-19

The UK could potentially finalise a free-trade agreement with Australia within a year, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson signalled that it will be a priority for his newly re-elected government in the post-Brexit environment. Business Council of Australia CEO Jennifer Westacott says the UK election result will provide businesses with greater certainty, while a free-trade deal will benefit all Australians. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says there are similarities between Johnson’s emphatic win and the Coalition’s election victory in May, as well as the election of US President Donald Trump in 2016.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, GREAT BRITAIN. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LABOUR PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)

Ambition fulfilled for Boris Johnson. But what next for Britain?

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Original article by Heather Stewart, Jessica Elgot
The Guardian – Page: Online : 24-Jul-19

Britain’s incoming prime minister Boris Johnson says he is committed to the Brexit deadline of 31 October. Johnson will succeed Theresa May after defeating Jeremy Hunt in the Conservative Party’s leadership ballot. Johnson gained 92,153 votes, well clear of Hunt with 46,656 votes. Some MPs have indicated that Johnson has said that he will not call an election before the Brexit deadline, although it is believed that he has not ruled out dissolving parliament before the next general election in 2022.

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GREAT BRITAIN. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, CONSERVATIVE PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)

Britain in worst crisis since WWII

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Original article by Jacquelin Magnay
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 17-Jan-19

British Prime Minister Theresa May is likely to face further no-confidence motions in parliament following the resounding defeat of her Brexit withdrawal bill. Some 118 Conservative Party MPs are among the 432 who voted against the bill, which was defeated by the highest margin of votes in the House of Commons’ history. Britain’s former education minister Justine Greening is among those who believe that a second Brexit referendum may be needed.

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GREAT BRITAIN. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, CONSERVATIVE PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN), LABOUR PARTY (GREAT BRITAIN)