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Petition · past parliament

Stop paying the BBC for a TV license, we have never signed a contract with them

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

We have had enough of the BBC and their biased views, the news is always one sided and the BBC are in breach of their contract by not reporting the news from a neutral point of view.
The BBC bully people into paying for a TV license and what do we get? Lies!

Why it was rejected

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

Stop TV licensing!

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jul 2016

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