Petition · past parliament

The BBC should not be funded by the license payer, it is no longer impartial.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The BBC has an obligation to remain politically neutral, and to present news in a completely unbiased way. It no longer does this. It has a political agenda, and has now become nothing more than a mouthpiece for right-wing propaganda.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

9 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jan 2016

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