Ministers today gave the green light for the return of professional competitive sport in England from June 1, with horse racing likely to be the first back. Oliver Dowden fronted the daily briefing today and outlined the specific steps that must be taken to allow events to be hosted starting from next month. The first … Read more
The government has unveiled the third stage of its guidance to allow competitive sport to resume behind closed doors in England on June 1 – which has given the go-ahead for competitive action to return after a three-month wait. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden fronted the daily coronavirus briefing on Saturday afternoon, and outlined the specific … Read more
Panorama’s PPE probe sparks almost 800 complaints of Labour bias after it emerged a string of medical workers who took part in the show were also Left-wing activists A number of doctors and nurses interviewed were supporters of Labour Party Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden wrote to BBC director general with concerns Has The Government Failed … Read more
Culture Minister Oliver Dowden blasts BBC director-general over bias in the wake of Panorama programme on the Government’s handling of Covid-19 Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has written to BBC director-general Tony Hall Urged him to ‘uphold highest standards in relation to integrity and impartiality’ Comes after Panorama programme critical of Government’s Covid-19 strategy The medical professionals interviewed … Read more
The news industry has joined forces with advertisers and tech companies in calls to stop the ‘overzealous use of keyword blocking’ and allow adverts to appear next to coronavirus articles. Industry bodies have come together to support the message by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) by urging firms to end ‘ad-blocking’ on online … Read more
Culture minister Oliver Dowden tells Britain’s 100 biggest brands including Tesco, Sky and Amazon to allow adverts to appear next to coronavirus news stories as he describes news as ‘the fourth emergency service’ Culture secretary Oliver Dowden sent letters to companies including Amazon Visits to news sites have spiked recently as people head to trusted … Read more