Opposition parties have expressed concern that hardline anti-BBC Conservatives could use the fallout from the discredited interview with Diana, Princess of Wales to try to “destroy” the corporation for political motives. But with Patel not ruling out the idea of imposing a board, some opposition MPs and shadow ministers have become increasingly alarmed. “For some of the 2017 and 2019 intake, all this stuff about a ‘woke bias’ in the BBC is an article of faith. A government source rejected the idea that the fallout from the Dyson report would be used as an excuse to make rash changes. “The mid-charter review was always going to be a chance to look at governance structures, among other thing, and this process hasn’t changed.”

Source: The Guardian May 23, 2021 15:00 UTC