BBC and The Guardian

IN Media Watch Briefs | 31/10/2016

A Conservative MP cantankerously raised a subscription issue in the British Parliament on Monday. He alleged that the BBC was single-handedly keeping The Guardian afloat as the broadcaster subscribed to over 70,000 copies of the paper. According to the MP, the BBC, despite being a public broadcaster was completely out of touch with the public who did not subscribe to The Guardian. David Lidington , leader of the House of Commons replied that the BBC was a soft power asset for the UK and their subscription to newspapers should not be a matter to beat them with.

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