{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/38677.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":38677,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Shut down The Sun Newspaper","background":null,"additional_details":"On 15th April 1989 we lost 96 fellow Liverpool fans.\r\n\r\nThe Sun Newspaper then printed Lies about us.\r\n\r\nOn 12 September 2012, the Hillsborough Independent Panel reached a conclusion that no Liverpool fans were responsible in any way for the disaster and were cleared of all the Lies that the Sun reported.\r\n\r\nWe now ask the Government to finally SHUT DOWN THE SUN for all the lies it printed.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2012-09-14T10:15:32.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:28:25.460Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:39:24.166Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-09-14T10:15:32.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"In the UK, the press is not subject to state regulation. The Government believes that this is fundamental to our democracy. That is why the government does not interfere in what a newspaper or magazine chooses to publish. However, with this freedom comes great responsibility.\r\n\r\nNewspapers must, of course, abide by the law, but they also sign up to a Code of Practice, overseen by the independent Press Complaints Commission (PCC). The Editor's Code of Practice sets a benchmark for the standards the press is expected to maintain.\r\n\r\nIf you would like any more information on the PCC and the Editors’ Code of Practice, it can be found on the PCC’s website at: http://www.pcc.org.uk."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}