Lisa Nandy: “for his service to public broadcasting over the years.”

She is correct to investigate this major threat to the UK’s public interest.

I hope he wins. I hope he comes back to Westminster to help us bring the issues that matter to people right up front and centre as part of this government.

This strategy will provide unprecedented funding for local media outlets to invest in innovation and infrastructure, almost tripling the size of funding for community radio, harnessing the power of local and national government and giving…

I want to say a massive congratulations to the fifteen shortlisted towns and I wish them luck in the next round of the competition.