This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Protect BBC political programming
Recent proposals mean that political broadcast content is going to be severely cut back on the BBC. This content is a crucial resource for understanding and learning about politics. We live in uncertain and unstable times and the BBC's focus on politics should be increased rather than cut back.
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The proposals include cancellation of the national Sunday Politics programme on BBC One, and on BBC Parliament the withdrawal of all political programming outside sittings of Parliament and the devolved parliaments and assemblies.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/bbc-announces-changes-to-political-programming
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