Nadine Dorries’ first appearance before a select committee as Culture Secretary yielded a number of eyebrow-raising moments – not least her surprising assertions about the funding of Channel 4.

In her quesitoning by Damian Green, she said the consultation will focus on “how Channel 4 will survive in the future”.

Dorries claimed that “just because it’s in receipt of public money [it doesn’t mean] we should never audit the future of Channel 4”.

When it was pointed out that this was not the case Dorries proceeded to stammer and flounder her response.

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Edited by Hugh Smiley

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