The Government is not considering general taxation as a replacement for the BBC licence fee, Lisa Nandy indicated.The Culture Secretary told BBC Breakfast that the licence fee was "not only insufficient, it's raising insufficient money to support the BBC, but it also is deeply regressive".She said there were a "whole range of alternatives" ministers were considering, but added: "We haven't committed to any of them".

The Government is not considering general taxation as a replacement for the BBC licence fee, Lisa Nandy indicated.The Culture Secretary told BBC Breakfast that the licence fee was "not only insufficient, it's raising insufficient money to support the BBC, but it also is deeply regressive".She said there were a "whole range of alternatives" ministers were considering, but added: "We haven't committed to any of them".