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The First Minister s hopes of keeping Wales in the UK could be thwarted after a Welsh Labour independence campaigner told Express.co.uk there were many like-minded people in the party. It comes as popularity for independence in Wales continues to grow during the coronavirus pandemic. This paper has been previously told that the health crisis has enabled Welsh citizens to realise that they can govern themselves , similar to the trends witnessed in Scotland.
BBC news: The licence fee costs Britons £157.50 (Image: EXPRESS)
“The reality is our comedy shows are awash with ‘woke’ jokes and there is nothing funny about such flagrant bias.
“Our research reveals primetime comedy shows are dominated by comedians who broadly share the same outlook and views on politics, Brexit and Britain.
“There are loads of talented comics out there holding small ‘c’ conservative, anti-woke and pro-Brexit views.
“The issue is they just aren’t getting booked by the BBC.”
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In a statement to the Telegraph, a BBC spokesman insisted the corporation provides “a range of different voices and views” with its comedy.
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Its complaints relate to what it calls the UK’s “very restrictive” anti-Xylella regulations.
These were announced by the government in February and are aimed at stopping Xylella - a bacteria which causes disease in a wide range of plants and trees - from spreading to the UK.
Xylella is rampant across Europe, including in Italy, but is so far not known in the UK.
At the time, the Government said it aimed to improve “our plant biosecurity in response to known threats, protecting businesses, society and the environment”.
Damage caused by Xylella (Image: Getty)
The restrictions, introduced this month, meant countries where the bacteria was known to exist would face “more stringent requirements”.