The Culture Secretary is under investigation for not having a valid TV licence.
TV Licensing sent a threatogram to the Rt. Hon. Karen Bradley MP after realising there was no TV licence registered to her Leek constituency office. She reportedly used WhatsApp, whatever that is, to ask fellow Conservative MPs if they had been in a similar situation. There was no response, so the story goes.
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport, which Mrs Bradley runs, is responsible for the BBC, which oversees the TV licence.
Mrs Bradley has since been in touch with TV Licensing to declare the no-TV status of her office. This is one case, you might imagine, where TV Licensing actually does take the Culture Secretary's word that she doesn't need a TV licence. Of course if a member of her staff takes a sly look at the BBC iPlayer, then she could be in line for a fine of up to £1,000 (yawn).
You can read a brief snippet of this story in The Spectator.
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