The BBC is under threat from Boris Johnson's government, warn celebrities
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett A group of 128 British authors, actors, editors and filmmakers have warned that “political and financial attacks” threaten the future of the BBC and other UK public service broadcasters. In an open letter published Wednesday, the group -— which includes writers Salman Rushdie, Hilary Mantel and Armando Iannucci, and actors Hugh Grant and Adrian Lester — claim that a secret panel with no public record of meetings is advising Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on the future of the BBC. Published by the British Broadcasting Challenge, a campaign ...