Patten: licence fee deal was 'quick & dirty'

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Former BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten has labelled the licence fee agreement a “quick and dirty deal” as shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant has demanded the terms are published in full.

While Bryant decries “backroom deal”

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