Make it mandatory for the prime minister to appear on TV for election debates

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

When it comes to a General Election, on more than one occasion, the leader of the party in power has opted out of doing TV debates. This then removes the opportunity for opposition leaders to hold the prime minister to account, and properly debate current issues.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39633696

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30726499

Why it was rejected

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

Make TV debates a statutory obligation during UK general election campaigns.

Timeline

18 Apr 2017	Petition opened for signatures
25 Apr 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Apr 2017

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