Apprentice may be postponed until 2011
The Apprentice may have to be pushed back to next year, depending on the outcome of the General Election.
The sixth series of the popular BBC One series has already been postponed from this month because of strict rules regarding political bias during election campaigns. Since last year’s series, Sir Alan Sugar has started working as a business tsar for the government.
Now The Sun is claiming that if the election results in a hung Parliament, the BBC will be forced to wait until 2011 before the programme can be shown.
A hung Parliament, where neither of the main parties has an outright majority, would result in a coalition government and would likely mean another election later in the year.
A source told the paper: “The Apprentice lasts for three months so it will prove very hard to find a slot for it this year if there is a hung Parliament.”
Last year’s series saw Yasmina Siadatan triumph in the final over Kate Walsh. The new series will see Karren Brady replacing Margaret Mountford as one of Sir Alan’s advisors.
Source : Yahoo News.
