Petition · past parliament

Hold referendum To cancel compulsory BBC licence fee due to bias reporting

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

The British people voted in a democratic process and the majority decided to leave the EU.

It is meant to be impartial yet clearly pushing its own agenda. It is failing to report facts truthfully. For example 75% of youth did not vote remain. Less than 37% of youth registered their vote.
1. Refers to the petition to have second referendum without highlighting petitioners include many non British citizens entitled to vote

2. 75% of youth did not vote remain. Less than 37% of youth registered their vote.

3. Ran a story that a major bank is moving to France - Morgan Stanley - refuted by the bank.

If they cannot be impartial they should lose their funds

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
7 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Jul 2016

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