Boris Johnson says he is 'looking at' scrapping the TV licence

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is 'looking at' scrapping the TV licence. Responding to a question about why he would not abolish all TV licences he said: 'At this stage we are not planning to get rid of all TV licences, though I am certainly looking at it.'
'I think the system of funding out of what is effectively a general tax - everybody has a TV - bears reflection, let me put it that way. How long can you justify a system whereby everybody who has a TV has to pay to fund a particular set of TV and radio channels? That is the question.' Abolishing the TV licence would have huge implications for the BBC, which relies on the TV licence for its funding.

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