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BizBeat Ep. 317: Facing calls to quit, UK's Boris Johnson takes a swipe at BBC
CGTN
02:10

In the past few weeks, UK's Boris Johnson government and prime minister himself are facing anger from the public for allegedly holding parties when the country was under a lockdown. However, Johnson and his cabinet have for the moment sidetracked the issue by announcing that the government will abolish the license fee of the British Broadcasting Corporation in 2027, a decision that will cut BBC off for nearly 2 billion pounds of expenses in the next six years to maintain operations. Some political experts say this is a typical example of a cornered British politician trying to divert attention. But will the voters forgive him for his sins? In this episode of BizBeat, CGTN's Aaron Liu explains.

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