The future of the BBC appears to have rested on shaky foundations since Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries claimed the next TV licence fee announcement would be “the last”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was reported to have said he was “right behind” this idea. The
But if Russia’s President does press ahead with military action, he risks triggering a backlash within his own country which could “sow the seeds of his own downfall”, the former Labour cabinet minister predicted. Lord Owen was speaking at a time of