Rejected petition Hold no less than 2 main party televised debates before the General Election

In order for the pubic to know the policies of the main parties before a General Election the party leaders must appear in at least 2 televised debates to be held in the 4 weeks immediately before the election is held. The debates must include Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, SNP and UKIP.

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 the broadcasters to make, not the Government or Parliament.

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

Date submitted 18 April 2017
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