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Petition · past parliament

Independently investigate the bias of the BBC in favour of the Remain campaign.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

From daily news broadcasts, TV & Radio, Current Affairs programmes & prominent sports presenters, the BBC & its employees demonstrate a bias towards Remain. In doing so it deliberately undermines the Pro-Brexit POV & its supporting organisations so politicising a tax payer funded organisation.

Why it was rejected

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

Public inquiry into the bias in the BBC

Timeline

6 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
19 Jan 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Jan 2019

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