Tory leadership candidate’s backing for privatisation clears way for sale of broadcaster next year
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Rishi Sunak has pledged to push ahead with the privatisation of Channel 4 if he becomes prime minister, clearing the way for the sale of the broadcaster next year.
His backing for privatisation all but kills any hope that Channel 4 bosses had that a new Conservative leader might choose to drop the sale process, which is opposed by the vast majority of the British media industry.
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