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A 3ft-tall parrot is a harmless delight that inspires millions and costs the taxpayer nothing, so why would the culture secretary want to destroy it?

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

Foreign ownership has not been ruled out

Why is the government intent on ruining our world-leading TV industry, asks Royal Television Society vice-president Armando Iannucci

Tory culture secretary Nadine Dorries has claimed that Government ownership is “holding Channel 4 back from competing against streaming giants" like Netflix and Amazon

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said the Government planned to privatise Channel 4 - but so far, 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for the sale to be halted

Editorial: Even senior Tories think the plan to privatise the broadcaster is madness. It must be stopped

Channel 4 only moved to Leeds last year, but it could soon be sold for around £1bn

The rumoured privatisation of Channel 4 was finally announced last night after months of speculation, with even some among the Tories themselves feeling that the sale may be an act of political retribution for what they feel has been biased coverage against the government. Conservative MP Julian Knight suggested on…