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Petition · past parliament

To stop the BBC describing itself as a trusted news source, it is not.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

The coverage of the Scottish Referendum, The EU Referendum, The British Election, The Conservative Election Party scandal and many others have been biased and unbalanced. They cannot continue calling themselves trusted.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.

Timeline

30 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
10 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Apr 2017

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