Rejected petition Hold televised debates prior to the General Election

For the last couple of elections, televised debates have taken place before polling day. These debates have informed the public on what each party is standing for, and has enabled the public to field challenging questions. We hereby ask that these debates take place before June 8th.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

A decision about whether to host a debate, and who to invite, would be the responsibility of the broadcasters, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 18 April 2017
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