SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies has been re-elected to the House of Commons’ Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Mr Davies was a member of the committee from 2006 to 2015 but chose to stand for re-election to hold the BBC to account over its “outrageous” scrapping of TV licences for the over-75s.

Mr Davies said: “I have long been a critic of the BBC and the fact it pays its presenters eye-watering salaries.

“The fact it thinks nothing of paying such ridiculous salaries and yet it is going to stop free TV licences for over-75s is absolutely disgusting, and I have raised this issue with ministers in the department.

“By returning to the committee I will be better able to raise it first-hand with BBC bosses.

“There is no justification for this and they will know in no uncertain terms what I think of this.

“It is bad enough anyone is made to pay this licence fee but to take it away from my older constituents in this way is disgusting.”

From June 1 next year anyone over 75 will have to pay the £154.50 annual fee, except for those over 75 where one person is on pension credit.