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		</div><p>Boris Johnson has described the BBC as the “Brexit bashing corporation” at a Tory leadership hustings.</p>
<p>He also demanded the corporation continues to fund free TV licences for people aged over 75, despite bosses saying scrapping the perk is the best way to avoid cutbacks.</p>
<p>Speaking at the latest hustings in Carlisle, a Conservative member claimed the broadcaster is not independent on Brexit and asked what could be done about the licence fee as a result.</p>
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<p>He said: “The BBC has been at the forefront of the assault on Brexit for some time – they no longer make any pretence of being independent and balanced, in my opinion.”</p>
<p>Mr Johnson interjected to add “the Brexit bashing corporation”, as he agreed.<br />
“Yes, absolutely,” the member continued, adding: “So should something be done about the licence fee?”</p>
<figure id="attachment_135107" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-135107" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-135107" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/7AD2711F-1897-4748-8800-901B2E1FDF00.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="418" data-wp-pid="135107" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-135107" class="wp-caption-text">Boris Johnson hit out at the BBC over the licence fee</figcaption></figure>
<p>Mr Johnson claimed the BBC could afford to continue providing free TV licences if it cut the salaries of its star presenters.</p>
<p>He said: “What I will say is there has been a generous settlement, but because of all their highly-paid presenters they can’t afford to look after the over-75s when it comes to their TV licences.</p>
<p>“Is the BBC here? Hi BBC, look after the over-75s please. Thank-you.”</p>
<p>When asked why welfare policy should be passed on to the national broadcaster, Mr Johnson said: “They accepted that as part of the deal – they are not children – they knew what the agreement was and they should stick to it.”</p>
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