Lisa Nandy calls on BBC to make more cuts moments after her Radio 4 interview is hit by technical glitch

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy appeared on Radio 4’s Today programme, where she called for further BBC budget cuts due to a decline in licence fee payers by half a million households over the past year. Moments into her interview, a technical glitch occurred, which host Justin Webb attributed to financial issues at the broadcaster. Nandy defended the BBC’s current situation but acknowledged the need for efficiency and commercial revenue growth amidst £500 million worth of proposed cuts.

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy called on the BBC to make further budget cuts during an interview on Radio 4’s Today programme, moments after experiencing a technical glitch. The glitch was attributed by host Justin Webb to financial constraints, with Webb saying that the BBC has "run out of money." Despite this, Nandy stated that while there are significant financial pressures, the organization is not in immediate crisis. She supported the BBC's director general Matt Brittin's plan for £500 million in cuts and emphasized the need to generate more revenue through commercial activities. This comes as the number of households willing to pay the licence fee has decreased, leading to a substantial funding shortfall for the broadcaster.

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In recent weeks it has axed programmes including Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind, Live At The Apollo and Ski Sunday, while other popular shows, and even whole channels such as BBC Three and BBC Four, are also thought to be at risk.

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Lisa Nandy calls on BBC to make more cuts moments after her Radio 4 interview is hit by technical glitch · assertive framing

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has called on the BBC to make further cuts following a fall in the number of people willing to pay the licence fee. asserted

Nandy → see → fee

She made her demand on Radio 4’s flagship Today programme yesterday – moments after her interview was hit by a technical glitch which host Justin Webb blamed on money problems. asserted

Webb → make → problems

Ms Nandy, who was in Salford, could not initially hear Webb in London. uncertain

who → hear → London

He told her: ‘You’ve come face-to-face with what happens when an organisation runs out of money.’ asserted

organisation → tell → money

Ms Nandy replied: ‘The BBC is not in dire straits, but there are financial pressures.’ asserted

BBC → reply → straits

Elsewhere in the interview, she said the broadcaster’s director general Matt Brittin was right to push forward with a package of cuts worth £500million and said the BBC needed to raise more money through commercial operations. asserted

BBC → say → operations

Asked if there should be a ‘smaller’ and ‘leaner’ BBC, she replied: ‘[Brittin] is right to say that there is scope for greater efficiency. asserted

Brittin → ask → efficiency

There is also scope for ensuring that the BBC makes the most of the commercial revenue that it can raise. asserted

it → be → that

The broadcaster faces a massive funding shortfall after the number of households paying the £180-a-year licence fee fell by 500,000 – to 23.3 million – in a year. asserted

number → face → year

shows → ax → risk

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has called on the BBC to make further cuts following a fall in the number of people willing to pay the licence fee Even asserted

Nandy → call → fee

Today has not been immune, with its roster of presenters cut from five to four, with only one host presenting on Saturdays. asserted

host → cut → Saturdays

After the technical hitch Ms Nandy – who said the BBC’s news and children’s output should be protected – joked that more spending on the Salford studios should be added to that list of priorities. asserted

spending → say → priorities

In another interview, she fuelled fears the BBC could be funded by a levy on internet services, saying: ‘I don’t think the licence fee is finished but we are looking at a number of options.’ uncertain

we → fuel → options

Staff mutiny at 'toxic' BBC Sport as boss set to cut jobs 'in bid to save £2.5million' asserted

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