The UK culture secretary has been accused of putting British news organisations in Russia at risk after she called on the media regulator to review Moscow-based television station RT’s presence in the country.
Nadine Dorries said Ofcom should take action against the broadcaster over concerns it would broadcast disinformation during the Ukraine crisis, prompting a warning from the Kremlin that it could expel UK journalists in response.
Her intervention drew criticism from MPs for threatening the media regulator’s independence, while some senior insiders at the BBC and other leading UK broadcasters raised concerns about the risk of a backlash from Moscow.
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