This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Remove Jeremy Clarkson from BBC television programmes
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Jeremy clarkson has gone too far with his comments over public sector workers striking. I for one do not see why I should pay his wages via the licence fee when he seems to think that he works harder and does a more important job than teachers, doctors, nurses, dustmen and all our other much valued public sector workers. I would like the government to press the BBC to remove him from its payroll.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.
This is a matter for the BBC.
It is a long-standing principle that the Government does not interfere in programme matters. It is important to maintain the principle of freedom of expression which political interference could undermine.
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