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UPDATED: 7:18 AM: The UK Commissioner for Public Appointments is to review the process behind the appointment of BBC Chair Richard Sharp as the fallout from the Boris Johnson loan scandal continues to be felt. In the past few minutes, UK Commissioner William Shawcross has confirmed that he will look…

Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has praised the “smart and sensible” UK Culture Secretary for leading the charge against privatization and revealed plans to allow the network to produce shows in-house are the brainchild of the government. Speaking to Deadline just hours after Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives…

The UK government has confirmed that Channel 4 will not be sold. The decision represents a dramatic u-turn from Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives, who had previously been pushing for privatization against the advice of 96% of respondents to a government consultation on the matter when Nadine Dorries was…

Controversial plans to privatize Channel 4 are set to be dropped as British PM Rishi Sunak reassesses campaign and policy pledges made by his past two predecessors and gears up to set his own legislative agenda, according to new reports. Sunak's office has signaled his decision to scrap the sale of…

Trevor Noah is saying that his comments that “some people” oppose Rishi Sunak’s appointment as UK Prime Minister based on race is accurate. Noah’s comments on The Daily Show raised the hackles on several sectors of society, most notably commentator Piers Morgan. Noah indicated that Sunak’s…

Trevor Noah's days as host of The Daily Show are coming to an end but he still knows how to cause a stir. Earlier this week, The Daily Show's Twitter posted a video in which Noah claimed there had been a "backlash" against new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who became the UK's first leader of…

Former WWE marketing manager Michelle Donelan has been reappointed UK Culture Secretary, with responsibility for the future of the BBC and Channel 4. Donelan has in the past few minutes headed into new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s 10 Downing Street home, where she was quickly re-given the job she…

Incoming British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to unite the country “not with words but with actions” and said “mistakes were made” during the disastrous 44-day reign of his now-predecessor Liz Truss. In the past hour, the former Chancellor-now-PM has headed to Buckingham Palace where he…

A BBC News presenter has been taken off air for a potential impartiality breach after asking “Am I allowed to be this gleeful?” on a political program following Boris Johnson’s decision to pull out of the race to be Prime Minister. Martine Croxall was presenting Sunday night’s BBC News edition of The…

Rishi Sunak is to become the UK’s next Prime Minister, the third in three months. The news was confirmed minutes ago, as the former Chancellor of the Exchequer became the only Conservative politician to draw the support of 100 or more party MPs and qualify to run for the country’s top political job…

Liz Truss is to be the next UK Prime Minister, replacing Boris Johnson and defeating Rishi Sunak to become the third woman to hold the office. Truss’ victory was just announced in Parliament and she will officially take up the post tomorrow, when Johnson, who resigned in disgrace in July over multiple scandals, heads…

UPDATE, 11:24 AM: The latest TV clash between UK PM hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss came to an abrupt halt today after presenter Kate McCann fainted on-air. The recently launched conservative channel Talk TV from Rupert Murdoch announced the end of the debate mere minutes after viewers heard a loud crash off…