Netflix and Disney+ users ‘could have to pay BBC licence fee under new funding options’ - Fans of Squid Game and Shogun may have to cough up for more series of The Traitors

The BBC has issued a statement following claims that the government is considering charging Netflix users for the corporation's licence fee

The UK is considering making households who only use streaming services such as Netflix and Disney pay the BBC license fee, as part of plans to modernize the way it funds the public-service broadcaster.

Labour is considering expanding the BBC license fee to households that only watch streamed content through apps like Netflix, sources in the government have leaked. The move has sparked outrage as people would have to pay the fee - currently £169.

In a move to modernise the licence fee for the streaming age, the government is considering changes that could see people pay to watch streaming services.