Meanwhile, the Mail on Sunday reports that Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries will freeze the BBC licence fee for two years. “Tense” negotiations between the government and the BBC over the annual fee until the end of 2027 have concluded, the paper says. Ms Dorries has decided to keep the licence fee at £159 for the next two years, the paper reports, meaning the corporation will have to find savings of more than £2bn in the next six years.