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.