Ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre drops out from Ofcom race for new chair

The former editor of the Daily Mail has bowed out of a competition to appoint the next head of media regulator Ofcom,`casting scathing criticism at senior civil servants. In a letter to the Times Paul Dacre announced he would not be re-applying for the role at Ofcom – the UK’s watchdog for television, radio, telecoms [...]