Rejected petition We demand that TV debates take place before the upcoming general election

Today (18/04/2017) Theresa May announced there would be a general election in June, as is her right.

However, we are unhappy that 10 Downing Street have said that NO TV DEBATES ARE DUE TO TAKE PLACE.

Please sign to get this decision reversed.

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We believe that no matter which side of the political spectrum you come from, live TV election debates are a cornerstone of modern democracy and this tradition must be upheld for the good of our democracy.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

This would be a decision for Theresa May to make as leader of the Conservative party, not as the Prime Minister. We can only accept petitions about the Prime Minister’s actions as part of the Government, not as the leader of a political party.

You may wish to sign this petition instead:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/195600

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

Date submitted 18 April 2017
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