The Foreign Secretary will know that there used to be a consensus throughout the House for supporting the BBC World Service—we saw off the Thatcher Government together when they attacked it. Should he not hang his head in shame today? These are cuts of a scale beyond anything that went on under previous Governments, to a service that is cherished by the British people, who will punish him. They are part of his overall plan to please Rupert Murdoch and denigrate the BBC.
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Proceeding contribution from
Barry Sheerman
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 January 2011.
It occurred during Urgent question on BBC World Service.
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