Senior Tories oppose plan for Channel 4 privatisation Boris Johnson is facing a backlash from Tory MPs after announcing that the government will push ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4.Ministers will end mo Who might buy Channel 4? | The Week UKBroadcaster to go up for sale as senior conservatives criticise decision Boris Johnson faces major Tory backlash over plans to privatise Channel 4The decision to sell off the publicly owned broadcaster has sparked fury, with ministers accused of being "un-Conservative" and breaking promises on levelling up More drama, less news? Why ministers want to sell Channel 4 — and what it could mean for programmesThe government has announced plans to push ahead with a potential £1 billion sale of Channel 4, the 40-year-old public service broadcaster.Here, we answer the b Channel 4 to be sold off in largest privatisation since Royal MailThe government is pushing ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4 in what will be the biggest sale of a state-owned asset since Royal Mail in 2013.Ministers wil