Submitted on Wednesday 8th February 2017
Rejected on Tuesday 21st February 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Subject News broadcasters to a code of conduct requiring political neutral.
The BBC and Sky are the primary news broadcasters in the UK. They show a chronic tendency to lean to the left constantly. A recent broadcast of Question time by the BBC extolling the virtues of Obama and humiliating Trump is an example. If they can't be neutral their licence should be withdrawn.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3921030/Tory-MP-leads-furious-backlash-against-BBC-biased-coverage-Donald-Trump-s-election.html
http://theconversation.com/hard-evidence-how-biased-is-the-bbc-17028
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11406531/BBC-bias-hinders-immigration-crackdown-says-report.html
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
News broadcasters are already required to be impartial, so we're not sure what you would like to change.
The BBC Trust is responsible for investigating breaches of the BBC Charter, which includes complaints about the impartiality of the BBC. Ofcom is responsible for investigating the breaches of the Broadcasting Code, which already covers the issue you raise.
You can make a complaint to Ofcom here:
www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/how-to-report-a-complaint
You can get in touch with the BBC Trust using the following website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/contact_us
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