This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
Rejected petition Hold a televised debate before the snap general election
A great deal of the British electorate rely on the debates to inform themselves and decide who to vote for in the elections; it is imperative that at least one televised debate is held in the runup to the election to give the voting public the opportunity to compare and contrast the major parties.
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Following the surprise announcement earlier today (Tuesday April 18th 2017) from the Prime Minister to hold an early general election on Thursday June 8th 2017, No. 10 has said that there will be no TV debates this time around. https://www.channel4.com/news/by/gary-gibbon/blogs/election-2017-no-tv-debates-this-time
It's concerning that the Prime Minister is choosing not to hold any this time around; it not only suppresses information on political parties, but shows the PM as afraid of debating.
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 take part in any televised debate would be 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.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.