Petition · past parliament

Who owns our British newspapers and should there be more honesty in the press?

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Should there be an investigation into press ownership? Should there be closer evaluation on what is printed? Millions of newspapers are distributed all over the UK daily. They have a massive impact on public opinion, but are newspapers being influenced by interests that conflict with British values?

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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Outlaw Non-Domicile Ownership of the British Press.

Timeline

22 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
26 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Sep 2019

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