Cleverly Warns Labour's Plan to Scrap Newspaper Licensing Ads Threatens Local Democracy

Cleverly Warns Labour’s Plan to Scrap Newspaper Licensing Ads Threatens Local Democracy

Home Secretary Sir James Cleverly has accused Labour of putting local democracy at risk with proposals to remove requirements for businesses to publish licensing notices in newspapers, warning the move could devastate both the hospitality sector and regional journalism. In a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Cleverly said Labour’s plan to eliminate statutory…