Petition · past parliament

The bbcs political bias to the conservative party

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

As a fee payer,I expect unbiased political reporting,but with the bbcs political reporters all I get is totally Tory bias .and blatant bias at that.
Just watch any news programme,or any radio four news reporting.by there political correspondents,ie john penaer amongst other s.totally Tory bias reporting

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.

You can find out about the BBC complaints system here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_work/complaints_and_appeals/

Timeline

1 Dec 2015 Petition opened for signatures
7 Dec 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Dec 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.