Subject News broadcasters to a code of conduct requiring political neutral.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

The BBC and Sky are the primary news broadcasters in the UK. They show a chronic tendency to lean to the left constantly. A recent broadcast of Question time by the BBC extolling the virtues of Obama and humiliating Trump is an example. If they can't be neutral their licence should be withdrawn.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3921030/Tory-MP-leads-furious-backlash-against-BBC-biased-coverage-Donald-Trump-s-election.html

http://theconversation.com/hard-evidence-how-biased-is-the-bbc-17028

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11406531/BBC-bias-hinders-immigration-crackdown-says-report.html

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

News broadcasters are already required to be impartial, so we're not sure what you would like to change.

The BBC Trust is responsible for investigating breaches of the BBC Charter, which includes complaints about the impartiality of the BBC. Ofcom is responsible for investigating the breaches of the Broadcasting Code, which already covers the issue you raise.

You can make a complaint to Ofcom here:
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/how-to-report-a-complaint

You can get in touch with the BBC Trust using the following website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/contact_us

Timeline

8 Feb 2017	Petition opened for signatures
21 Feb 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Feb 2017

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