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Boris Johnson bows to pressure and orders review of Russia Today ... (The Independent)

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called on the government to tackle the “propaganda” put out by the channel, formerly known as Russia Today, and ask the watchdog ...

He has faced criticism for continued to broadcast his The Alex Salmond Show on RT. However, Ms Dorries’ letter to Ofcom, shared at PMQs began, took a quite different tack. Mr Johnson said: “We live in a country that believes in free speech.

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Russia Today faces being taken off air (EURACTIV)

The Kremlin-backed TV channel Russia Today faces the prospect of being taken off the airwaves in the UK after the culture minister asked the media watchdog ...

The government has unveiled a package of financial sanctions against Russian companies and individuals. The channel has repeatedly fallen foul of the watchdog. Russia Today has long been derided as a mouthpiece of the Kremlin, but several UK politicians, including former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, still broadcast on its programmes.

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Ukraine crisis: Ofcom urged to review Russia Today as broadcaster ... (Sky News)

In a letter to Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries describes RT as "demonstrably part of Russia's global disinformation ...

Ofcom recognises this and has long-endorsed RT as a license holder. In response to Ms Dorries, Dame Melanie said Ofcom had "already stepped up our oversight of coverage" of the Ukraine crisis by broadcasters in the UK. In a letter to Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries described RT as "demonstrably part of Russia's global disinformation campaign". "But what I will say is that we live in a democracy and we live in a country that believes in free speech. In a letter to Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries describes RT as "demonstrably part of Russia's global disinformation campaign". "I believe the secretary of state for culture, media and sport has already asked Ofcom to review that matter," he told MPs.

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Why we shouldn't ban Russia Today | The Spectator Australia (The Spectator Australia)

Why we shouldn't ban Russia Today on The Spectator Australia | Nadine Dorries, the Culture Secretary, has written to Ofcom urging it to keep the situation…

But if RT lost its broadcast license in the UK, then Putin would use this as an excuse to kick out the BBC and other British broadcasters. As a democratic society with a vibrant broadcast media and a sceptical public, we should be confident that one blatantly biased channel has no hope in distorting our national debate. The least-worst option would be for guests to refuse to go on RT given the credulous way in which it reports Kremlin propaganda.

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UK says Russian channel RT is tool of Kremlin disinformation (Reuters)

Britain accused Russian news channel RT on Wednesday of being a tool of a Kremlin disinformation campaign and asked the UK media regulator to take action if ...

"And I think it's important that we should leave it up to Ofcom rather than to politicians to decide which media organisations to ban - that's what Russia does." Johnson's spokesman, asked later if the government was looking to ban the channel, sought to clarify the prime minister's remarks. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

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Nadine Dorries orders watchdog to take action against Russia ... (Daily Mail)

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries wrote to the broadcast regulator Ofcom Kremlin-backed channel Russia Today, raising concern the channel may spread ...

It is understood that the regulator has no plans to expel RT and it has had fewer than 50 complaints about its Ukraine output. 'If broadcasters break those rules, we will not hesitate to step in. It is understood Ofcom has no plans to expel RT and it has had fewer than 50 complaints

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