The right-wing press hates the BBC not only for being a publicly-funded competitor but also for being a yardstick for quality which puts them to shame. The Conservative Party hates the BBC for providing an alternative to the partisan right-wing outlets it would rather we relied on for all our news. The fact that it has high standards, tries not to offend people unnecessarily and doesn't peddle the lies they would like it to is what makes it "left wing" in their imaginations.
Currently there is much right-wing outrage as the BBC has announced that it will only feature orchestral versions of the traditional "Rule Britannia" and "Land of Hope and Glory" at the Last Night of the Proms performance, lest anyone somehow be offended by lyrics calling on God to expand the Empire or emphasising that "Britons never shall be slaves" written at a time when we were still selling them. Naturally the right-wing sees nothing in the least bit offensive about such lyrics, and views this decision as further evidence of the BBC being run by woke, unpatriotic Marxists.
They would really like to get rid of the BBC altogether if possible, but it is very popular with the electorate so sabotaging it is the best they can do in the short term. Preventing it from airing good quality comedy is just one strand of this, and they are always looking for creative new ways to undermine its funding. They are soon expected to announce that non-payment of the license fee (which everyone with a TV or streaming is required to pay to fund the BBC) will be decriminalised, meaning that people who don't pay would no longer be subject to fines or criminal records and the BBC would have to try to pursue them in the small-claims courts. Naturally this would make non-payment effectively risk-free whilst trying to recover large numbers of small amounts would be uneconomic for the BBC. Once they have caused the income stream to collapse the Tories will feign surprise and announce the need for drastic cuts to balance the budget. The BBC News website is a particular target as the right-wing press really hates there being a higher-quality free-to-view alternative to their own paywall-protected propaganda sites. The Conservatives openly talk about this as a punishment for the BBC for its supposed left-wing bias.
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