This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Stop the sale of Channel 4
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The Government has announced that it plans to sell the publicly owned broadcaster Channel 4. We wish to stop this and retain it in public ownership
Channel 4 is responsible for some of the very best programming on UK TV. Channel 4 News is one of the most trusted news programmes at a time when disinformation is rife.
To privatise Channel 4 would seriously undermine programming aimed at all the communities, across generations, that make up this country.
Why was this petition rejected?
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/613995
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