Foreign Affairs Committee advises on BBC Monitoring future

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Andrew chats to former BBC Monitoring employee Keir Giles, who gave evidence to committee. Keir Giles: "The report is very clear, it says it should be paid for by Government as it is a service for Government. It is a benefit to the tax payer, not the license fee payer." "The BBC is trying to focus on news gathering for their output and now for our defense and our security." "The fear is that under current plans the service would quickly cease to exist."