Protect BBC political programming

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Recent proposals mean that political broadcast content is going to be severely cut back on the BBC. This content is a crucial resource for understanding and learning about politics. We live in uncertain and unstable times and the BBC's focus on politics should be increased rather than cut back.

The proposals include cancellation of the national Sunday Politics programme on BBC One, and on BBC Parliament the withdrawal of all political programming outside sittings of Parliament and the devolved parliaments and assemblies.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/bbc-announces-changes-to-political-programming

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.

You might like to write to the BBC to make this suggestion.

Timeline

15 Jul 2018	Petition opened for signatures
20 Jul 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Jul 2018

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