Submitted on Friday 24th June 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 5th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Support responsible, honest and ethical political campaigning.
It's time for a new approach to political campaigning that enables well-informed decision-making. The EU referendum was fueled by claims that misled and played on fear. Campaigning should be subject to stronger independent regulation similar to advertising standards, to separate opinion from fact.
The Electoral Commission, Ofcom and The Advertising Standards Agency have roles in regulating political campaigning. They can protect 'personal character' or respond to possible libel, but there are few if any rules to stop campaigners misleading the public with opinions presented as fact, or making false claims. See more at: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/roles-and-responsibilities/our-role-as-regulator-of-political-party-finances/making-an-allegation/what-we-regulate
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/139800
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