Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Ban Mark Lawrenson from commentating on the BBC

The man is boring and miserable and adds absolutely nothing to the game of football

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.

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