let s get more from our security correspondent, frank gardner. this is a potential route to further escalation of the israel hamas war. the hu theis, who have controlled much of yemen for the last nine years houthis, they control that course, they are backed by iran. time and again they have spoken of what they call their brothers, hamas. three ships have been attacked by their drones and missiles yesterday. the us navy missiles yesterday. the us navy missile guided destroyer that was the in area came to their aid. it is possible that came under fire as well. it is not clear if that was directed against the us warship as well. the us navy warship took defensive action and shot down two of the drones, but there were some hits on the ships. the reason why this is the risk of escalation is that the us has said that this is a threat to maritime security and commercial shipping, and that it was going to consider the appropriate response in conjunction with its allies and partne
from this affair to allow the bbc to get on with sorting it out. tit from this affair to allow the bbc to get on with sorting it out.- get on with sorting it out. in terms ofthe get on with sorting it out. in terms of the scale get on with sorting it out. in terms of the scale of get on with sorting it out. in terms of the scale of seriousness, - get on with sorting it out. in terms of the scale of seriousness, in - of the scale of seriousness, in terms of politically, how significant is it for the department of culture and media, for example? the bbc is a separate body but the first statement that we had from dcms is that the bbc is publicly funded, the licence fee settlement was decided a couple years ago. it is not up for review again until 2027 which takes us beyond the next general election but whatever the bbc does is heavily scrutinised by lawmakers and they will continue to do that, they want to make sure that the bbc provides value for money for licence fee payers. 0ften,
secretary, you are now culture secretary, you are now culture secretary, she said the licence fee settlement as it stands would be the last, in other words it was on its way out in her view. is that your view? ~ ., . . view? we are reviewing the licence fee, i view? we are reviewing the licence fee. i have view? we are reviewing the licence fee, i have started view? we are reviewing the licence fee, i have started that view? we are reviewing the licence fee, i have started that review- view? we are reviewing the licence fee, i have started that review and| fee, i have started that review and i will be listening to a number of people including the bbc. i do think it will have to look closely at its funding arrangements, we will be looking closely at its funding arrangement and that is something we will be looking at very seriously in due course. i’m will be looking at very seriously in due course- due course. i m trying to understand, due course. i m trying to understand, is
director general, to promote the interests of the bbc to try and get an effective licence fee settlement. you said this morning you have never provided financial advice, and yet, there is a cabinet office know from simon case to borisjohnson saying given the imminent announcement of richard sharpe is the new bbc chair, it s important you no longer ask his advice about your personal financial. that seems to contradict what you have to well, i have not seen that memo. aye it was in the sunday times two weeks ago. i have not seen the memo itself, i have not seen the memo itself, i have seen the report obviously and i discuss that with the cabinet office. what simon case undertook to 0ffice. what simon case undertook to me and i was very grateful for that the meeting, he said i will ensure you have no further part in this. and i had no further part in it. so that memo, in fact, discuss the with a cabinet official, because i only
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