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Ellie Iorizzo

RARE PHOTOS: Tory mp questions plan to privatise channel 4 as revenge for biased coverage | Rare Historical Photos

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Julian Knight has questioned if the Government’s plans to forge forward with the privatisation of Channel 4 are “revenge”, adding that many Tories believe the move is “payback time” for “biased coverage”.

In a string of tweets, the MP addressed what he said was the “elephant in the room time” as he tweeted: “Is this being done for revenge for Channel 4’s biased coverage of the likes of Brexit and personal attacks on the PM? The timing of the announcement 7pm, coinciding with Channel 4 news, was very telling…”.

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