Lee Anderson has revealed exclusively to GB News exactly why he felt it necessary to send a message to the BBC and mainstream media.
In a landmark moment during the Reform UK conference, Anderson pulled out his BBC license fee bill and ripped it apart.
Speaking about the moment, which received rapturous applause in the main hall, he said: “It is a waste of money. That’s why I think people out there are being dictated to by the BBC, which is biased, which has been awful to, to to parties like and politicians like myself.
He added: “People are fed up to their backs either being forced to pay for something that they don’t necessarily use all the time.
“He should be a choice. I think it’s the only product in this country where you’re actually forced to pay for something. So yeah, it’s symbolic. I
“‘I’ve not had a licence for about 5 or 6 years. I think up there you saw what people thought about the BBC.”
Lee Anderson speaking exclusively to GB News at the Reform UK conference
GB News
Members of the audience in the auditorium at the Reform UK conference chanted “rip it up” as MP for Ashfield Lee Anderson brandished a TV licence letter to the room.
Addressing the crowd, he said: “Let’s be honest friends, we have made mistakes in the past and when we make mistakes we must apologise, and we have been responsible for some awful things, things like the BBC.”
He went on: “Just a few weeks back they sent me a reminder for my TV licence, some of you may have seen that I ripped it up online.”
“Guess what, they’ve sent me another,” he added.
“What do you think we should do with this?,” Anderson asked, before ripping it up on the stage.