Make the BBC include Nigel Farage in the EU Referendum debates

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The BBC plan to exclude Nigel Farage, from their televised EU Referendum debates.
As a Member of European Parliament, leader of UKIP and proven strong public speaker he is an ideal person to have in these debates on the side of BREXIT, the BBC should be ordered to include him.

The BBC is the main source of news for the majority of British people yet their articles of late have given more of a Pro-EU spin rather than a broad and fair 50/50 split between the Leave and Remain campaigns.
Excluding Nigel Farage in the the debates is just another example of this and it is a step too far.
It's about time the BBC started giving the license fee payers what they want and in this instance that's equal sided referendum reporting and Mr Farage included in the debates.

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 might like to write to the BBC to make this suggestion.

Timeline

11 May 2016	Petition opened for signatures
12 May 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 May 2016

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