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Petition · past parliament

Please include the UKIP leadership in the cross party televised debates.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Should the UKIP leadership be excluded from the televised debates, then we believe that the upcoming televised debates would be unrepresentative of the leave vote and that large sections of the leave vote would be unrepresented.
The calls for, and the subsequent decision to give a referendum was largely driven by the grassroots UKIP voters, members, activists, MP/MEP's and UKIP's leader Nigel Farage.

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. It would be up to television companies to arrange a debate and to invite people to attend.

Timeline

22 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
25 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Apr 2016

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