Luciana Berger

On Thursday I was able to raise the Save BBC Radio Merseyside campaign in Parliament and ask for a debate.

The question I asked was :

“Further to the request made by my hon. Friend Ms Buck, I draw the Leader of the House’s attention to early-day motion 1640, tabled yesterday, which seeks to save BBC Radio [...]

The BBC is considering a proposal to make massive cuts to local radio services – including plans to produce only breakfast and drive-time shows locally, with all other programming being delivered by Radio 5 Live. The plans would mean the loss of at least 700 jobs and the possible closure of some stations.

In this city, where BBC [...]