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LONDON -- Britain’s government was due to weigh in Tuesday on a feud between the BBC and U.S. President Donald Trump, who is threatening to sue the broadcaster over the way it edited a speech he made after losing the 2020 presidential election.
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to say Wednesday whether he would urge U.S. President Donald Trump to drop his threat to sue the BBC for a billion dollars over the broadcaster’s edit of a speech he made after losing the 2020 presidential election.
The licence fee raised £3.8bn in the year ending March 2025 - 65% of the BBC's total income of £5.9bn - but the number of households which pay it is falling. The BBC licence fee – currently £174.50 a year - is guaranteed until 31 December 2027, when the current BBC charter expires.