BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty has spoken out in support of the licence fee as the broadcaster goes ahead with plans to end free TV licences for the over-75s.
The newsreader says the BBC provides a service to ‘make sure people are informed, educated and entertained’ and therefore is ‘worth’ paying for.
Naga told Radio Times: ‘There’s been noise about the licence fee for decades.
‘But at Breakfast, we’re not ratings-driven, we’re not there to garner attention on social media.
‘We’re there to provide a service and make sure people are informed, educated and entertained. I think a licence is worth that.’
The 45-year-old also reflected on when she was reprimanded by the BBC in 2019 for expressing her views on President Donald Trump telling four US congresswomen to ‘go back’ to their own countries.
After initially deciding she had ‘breached editorial guidelines’, the decision was reversed.
She described the team at Breakfast as ‘very supportive’ throughout the row.
‘My whole strategy was to just keep my head down because I didn’t want to be the story,’ Naga added.
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