Tory MPs attack plans to privatise Channel 4

Conservative lawmakers question whether government has Commons votes to sell broadcaster

Conservative MPs have queued up to criticise plans to privatise Channel 4, raising doubts over whether the government has the parliamentary support required to sell the channel.

Sir Peter Bottomley, the father of the house, told the House of Commons on Wednesday: Channel 4 is in the best state it's been creatively and financially for decades."