Submitted on Saturday 25th June 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 12th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban MPs who refused to retract lies they promoted during EU referendum
Misinformation was at the heart of the EU referendum campaign, including false claims about how the EU works, how much money the UK pays into the EU, how much money might be available for the NHS. Those politicians responsible must be held to account and barred from public office.
It was made clear to those leading the referendum campaigns on numerous occasions that there was a difference between setting out possible scenarios after a referendum and publishing and promoting misinformation about the EU or the cost or impacts of membership (e.g.: EU costs £350 million a week). Similarly material was produced claiming support from individuals, companies, or organisations who did not in fact support the campaign (e.g. the claims that Nissan or John Barnes supported Brexit).
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