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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA  (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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Boris Johnson urged to give 'Christmas present' to OAPs by restoring free TV licence

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Boris Johnson is being urged to offer a “much-needed Christmas present” to the elderly by restoring the free TV licence. Campaigners hailed reports the Government was poised to drop plans to decriminalise the BBC licence fee and said it was time to u-turn on the decision to axe the lifeline benefit for the over-75s.

Ministers have been consulting for months on whether to treat licence fee evasion as a civil matter, meaning poor families and pensioners could be hounded by debt collectors if they fail to pay the £157.50 annual charge.

It has now emerged that the long-delayed report will push back the decision on whether to end prosecutions for non-payment until at least 2022.

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