Jowell vetoes call for investigation into licence fee rise

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Media secretary Tessa Jowell has vetoed a fresh demand for Parliamentary watchdogs the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and National Audit Office (NAO) to investigate whether the BBC's bid to raise the licence fee to£180 is justified.

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