The Tories want to reintroduce the Lord Chamberlain
David Cameron has backed plans to give Ofcom stronger powers to prevent the broadcast of “extremist messages” despite concerns from one of his own cabinet ministers that this could amount to state censorship.The prime minister appeared to support Theresa May, the home secretary, after the Guardian revealed a split in the cabinet over her counter-extremism measures.
Let’s return to the days when creations had to be authorised by a state censor, says Cameron.