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Allow news agencies unrestricted filming in the central lobby of Parliament

Submitted on Wednesday 23rd March 2016

Published on Tuesday 5th April 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 5th October 2016

Signatures: 20

Tagged with

BBC ~ Censorship ~ Ministers ~ Palace ~ Parliament ~ UK

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Allow news agencies unrestricted filming in the central lobby of Parliament

Petition Details

Under present rules, only authorised photography is allowed.

The UK is fortunate to have one of the world’s great public service broadcasters, not a state broadcaster. As such it is the role of government to allow public scrutiny of interactions and protests, even those critical of the state.

Additional Information

At lunchtime on 23rd March 2016, during Prime Ministers Questions, Black Rod, the official with responsibility for the parliamentary estates and security, ordered reporters not to take or tweet photos of a protest in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster.

The BBC’s Norman Smith, who has permission to broadcast from the central lobby, was ordered by the authorities to stop filming mid-broadcast.

http://tinyurl.com/BlackRodVideo

The democratic process must not be subject to censorship


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