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Pensioners protest against the Tories' decision to renege on free TV licence manifesto promise
Members of the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) protest in Westminster at the government�s decision to pass responsibility for funding the TV licence for over-75s onto the BBC
SCORES of pensioners protested outside the Department for Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) today against Tories breaking a manifesto promise to protect free TV licences.
The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) demo over the government “outsourcing” the concession for over-75s to the BBC came weeks after the closing of the broadcaster’s consultation on its future.
The NPC claims the BBC is planning to either scrap or means-test the benefit which would adversely affect millions of older people.
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