British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to appoint two Brexit-backing critics of the BBC to important roles in the media, including one as chairman of the publicly owned broadcaster itself, the Times reported on Saturday.
The newspaper said Johnson had asked Charles Moore, a former editor of the Daily Telegraph, to become the chairman of the BBC and wanted Paul Dacre, a former editor of the Daily Mail, to be chairman of media regulator Ofcom.
“This is part of a process of the prime minister putting allies in key positions,” the newspaper quoted one source close to Johnson as saying. The BBC is widely respected globally but it has clashed with members of Johnson’s governing Conservative Party who accuse it of being out of touch with the country, particularly over Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Johnson, a former journalist with the Telegraph, has questioned why the BBC should continue to be supported by an annual fee paid by all viewing households.
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