By John Glenday

Culture secretary John Whittingdale has been attacked by Labour’s Maria Eagle for allegedly misleading MPs over plans to privatise Channel 4, after it emerged he met a cabinet office minister to discuss ‘reform’ options just days before declaring privatisation was not an option.

The meeting was only made public following a freedom of information request and apparently contradicts repeated assertions by Whittingdale that there were no active discussions pertaining to a sell-off.

Speaking to the Guardian, Eagle said: “The secretary of state has misled the culture, media and sport committee”, adding that Whittingdale’s actions were “totally unacceptable”.

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Source: The Drum