Rejected petition Enforce the BBCs principle of due impartiality to ensure it remains trustworthy

Investigate current political news output for bias, contrary to the BBC core principle of due impartiality. Trust is the foundation of the BBC, and such trust is lost by the public when undue influence is seen to be applied

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The Bank Holiday weekend was the final straw in wall to wall coverage of Reform, a limited company with 4 MPs which attracted blanket coverage for days on every form of BBC news media, be it radio TV or website. A simple investigation into how this imbalance has occurred, together with a commitment from the BBC to create an action plan to redress the balance

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Date submitted 27 August 2025
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