Petition · past parliament

The BBC’s Royal Charter will not be renewed on the 31st December 2027.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To refuse to renew the British Broadcasting Corporation’s Royal Charter thus cancelling their legal right to levy a License Fee on the British Public.
The BBC has shown that during the Referendum of 2016, the General Elections of 2017 and 2019, and the Corvid-19 pandemic that the BBC no longer produces unbiased reporting on key issues affecting the british public.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

21 May 2020 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jul 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jul 2020

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