The fee had been scheduled to rise once again but that plan has now been thrown into question

The Government could block the next scheduled rise of the BBC licence fee, reports say. A decision must be taken by February next year on whether to allow the next change to the licence fee cost.

Under the current deal, it will rise by inflation every year until 2027. The fee had been expected to go up by the annual figure for inflation in September.

That was 3.8 per cent. However, the Daily Telegraph reports that culture secretary Lisa Nandy is deciding whether to allow the next rise of around £7 to go ahead in the spring - or block it.

The rise, if it did go ahead, would see a normal colour television licence fee go up to just over £181.

The paper reports that she is "weighing up" wheth

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