News from The Labour Party

Burnham slams Cameron for planning for today’s headlines instead of future of BBC

Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, responding to David Cameron’s press conference today, said:

“This is a typical Cameron con – planning for today’s headlines instead of the future of the BBC.

“If David Cameron really wants to help families he should back our cut of £5 a week off the average household VAT bill.

“If he is serious about being ‘frank and honest’ then he needs to tell people exactly where the £5 billion of cuts that he has promised would fall and which public services he would cut.”

On the issue of the BBC he added:

“Anybody who claims to support an independent BBC and the principle of the licence fee would not make it a political football in this way.

“The BBC Trust has a duty to keep the BBC’s funding needs under review and I have already spoken to the BBC Trust and have been assured they have this under review.”

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