Osborne warned BBC2 & BBC4 under threat

George Osborne

The BBC warned chancellor George Osborne that it would be forced to close BBC2 and BBC4 unless it received concessions after agreeing to take on the cost of over-75s licence fees.

BBC demanded licence fee concessions

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