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“Discussions are taking place between the Department of Culture and the BBC and we hope our petition will push forward a solution to this long running dispute.
“750,000 older people are refusing to pay the new fee and the BBC is unable to enforce it, so the current situation is unsustainable.
“The Government must now force the issue with the BBC, as both bodies have broken their promises.
“The Budget next week would be a great opportunity for a revised policy to be outlined.”
A BBC spokesman said: “The licence fee continues to ensure the BBC is an independent, universal broadcaster, committed to serving all audiences and investing in British creativity.
Baroness Hoey also warned people outside of the capital feel they are not represented by the BBC.
And the Brexiteer questioned whether new director-general Tim Davie, who spoke out on the issue of impartiality when he took over last September, could turn things around .
Asked if the BBC s Brexit coverage was bias, Baroness Hoey told Express.co.uk there was no doubt about it .
Baroness Hoey has insisted there is no doubt the BBC s Brexit coverage was biased (Image: PARLIAMENT/GETTY)
The former Labour MP accused the broadcaster of putting forward views that were critical of leaving and always putting the negatives before the positives (Image: GETTY)