Submitted on Saturday 25th June 2016
Rejected on Monday 11th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Politicians to answer direct questions with yes/no answer before explaining why
When politicians are asked direct questions, capable of being answered with a yes/no or when specifically asked by their questioner for a yes/no answer, one is not given. They merely avoid it by padding the question with basic information formulated to look like a response. This must stop. Now!
David Cameron was asked directly during the bbcqt special debate if, during his time in office Turkey was offered eu membership would he use his veto to prevent them joining. He was asked for a yes/no answer but did not give one. If he was so confident in this matter that he felt he could state they would not joing until the year 3000 this should have been a simple, sharp yes. Instead he avioded an answer. I believe politics would be far more open to the people if direct answers were provided.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Answers to questions are the responsibility of individual politicians, not the Government and Parliament as a whole.
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