Petition · past parliament

Close down the 'newspaper', the Sun.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

For too long, the Sun newspaper has continued to spout vile, disgusting views about many things, ranging from the Hillsborough disaster, to the most recent debacle with Fatima Manji wearing a hijab on C4.
They have shown no remorse, and believe they are untouchable.
Lets show them they're wrong.
http://www.thecanary.co/2016/07/22/sun-just-printed-one-vilest-columns-ever-disgrace-pages-tweets-images/

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 issue you raise is not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament. The press are operationally and editorially independent of both the UK Government and Parliament.

You may wish to make a complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), which regulates the UK newspaper industry. You can find out more here:

https://www.ipso.co.uk/IPSO/makeacomplaint.html

Timeline

23 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jul 2016

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