However, Reform UK’s Lee Anderson said the broadcaster has a “death wish” in asking for more taxpayers’ cash.

He blasted: “With families facing soaring bills and taxes, it is indefensible to demand more money for an institutionally biased BBC. Reform UK would overhaul a national broadcaster that is clearly unsustainable in its current form.”

The Conservatives also warned that the licence fee as a whole is becoming increasingly impossible to justify, demanding that the broadcaster focus on “getting its house in order” before dipping into people’s wallets for more.

Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston said: “It is increasingly difficult to see how the BBC can justify any rise in the licence fee when serious questions remain over its impartiality and governance.

“At a time when households are under real financial pressure from Labour’s economic mismanagement, asking people to pay more for a service that is losing trust is simply not credible.

“Pushing through another increase will only accelerate this decline. Instead of demanding more from struggling families, the BBC should be focusing on getting its house in order.”

The Taxpayers’ Alliance think tank and campaign group added that taxpayers will be “rightly furious” that the fee is going up yet again.

Spokesman William Yarwood highlighted the BBC’s year of “disrepute”, which saw the broadcasting of antisemitic chants during Glastonbury, a major memo leak highlighting systemic left-wing bias, and an Ofcom sanctioning over a “materially misleading” documentary on Gaza.

Mr Yarwood fumed: “After a year in which our state broadcaster brought itself into disrepute on what seemed like a weekly basis, it is shocking that bosses thought an increase in fees was even remotely appropriate.

“Only more reason for Lisa Nandy to tell the Beeb that their days of relying on a TV tax to fund their operations are coming to an end.”

In November last year director-general Tim Davie, and News CEO Deborah Turness, were finally forced to quit after years of public rows and scandals.

Mr Davie, who was in charge during when the Huw Edwards and Gregg Wallace stories broke, departed with a call for staff to “fight for our journalism”.

The corporation has also faced particular criticism from Jewish groups over the accusation of bias in its Gaza reporting.

A BBC spokesperson said: “The licence fee ensures the BBC has the financial stability it needs to deliver for audiences and support the creative industries across the UK.

“It funds the full range of BBC services and helps us deliver trusted news, the best homegrown storytelling, and unmissable content that brings people together.

“The Government is currently considering the BBC’s next Royal Charter and future funding arrangements beyond 2027.

“We welcome this debate and have been clear we want reform so we can continue to deliver a public service BBC that is independent, sustainably funded for the long-term, and meets audience needs for generations to come.”

In response to the rise, Reform UK MP Lee Anderson said: “The BBC has a death wish. With families facing soaring bills and taxes, it is indefensible to demand more money for an institutionally biased BBC. Reform UK would overhaul a national broadcaster that is clearly unsustainable in its current form.”