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Petition · past parliament

Require key political parties to debate manifestos in a live television debate.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

With the abundance of "Fake News", "U-Turnings" and "Scandals", politicians should be required to unpick their own and their opponents policies on a live television debate to create a well-informed democratic vote.

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

19 Apr 2017 Petition opened for signatures
28 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Apr 2017

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