Petition · past parliament
The TV licence should be abolished due to unacceptable bias in BBC news coverage
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
As a public service broadcaster, funded by the licence fee, the BBC has a duty to report news without bias. In covering subjects such as Brexit and the conflict between Israel and Palestine, the BBC has demonstrated an unacceptable degree of bias. This dereliction of duty is a betrayal of trust.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Oct 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Nov 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Nov 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.