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UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy Accused Of Jeopardizing BBC Independence After Repeated Attacks On Tim Davie
British culture secretary Lisa Nandy’s repeated attacks on BBC boss Tim Davie have sparked concerns about the UK broadcaster's independence.
EXCLUSIVE: British culture secretary Lisa Nandy ’s repeated attacks on BBC boss Tim Davie have sparked concern about the national broadcaster’s independence, with a Deadline analysis revealing the frequency of her interventions when compared with her Conservative predecessors. Nandy, who was appointed culture secretary by Prime Minister Keir Starmer last July, has savaged the BBC over editorial failings related to the Israel-Hamas conflict, including the controversial Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone film and live-streaming Glastonbury act Bob Vylan chanting “death to the IDF.” That does not mean that Tory ministers did not raise concerns with directors general in the past ( Lucy Frazer was grilled by a House of Lords committee after contacting Davie over the Huw Edwards scandal), but our analysis suggests that Nandy is signalling her authority more than previous culture secretaries.
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