Petition · past parliament

Keep Channel 4 in public ownership

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Reverse the decision to sell off Channel 4.
Keep Channel 4 in public hands. This TV channel is already fully funded by advertising. This planned sell off is not viable politically, morally, financially or artistically. It wasn't even in the governing party's last election manifesto, so there is no voter mandate for such a damaging move.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Stop the privatisation of Channel 4

Timeline

5 Apr 2022 Petition opened for signatures
7 Apr 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Apr 2022

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