Rejected petition Include BBC Radio and TV in the remit of OfCom

There has been a high level of comment on social media that National News reporting from the London based BBC services appear to be politically biased
If the BBC was overseen by OfCom, rather than the BBC Trust that would be seen as fairer
This would give a common regulator across all UK Channels

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/164428

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Date submitted 5 January 2017
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