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False statements and misrepresentation by politicians to be electoral fraud

Submitted on Sunday 26th June 2016

Published on Thursday 14th July 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 14th January 2017

Signatures: 14

Tagged with

Liberal Democrats ~ NHS ~ Referendum ~ Vote Leave

Petition Action

False statements and misrepresentation by politicians to be electoral fraud

Petition Details

It is currently only counts as electoral fraud if a party makes a false statement about the character of a candidate.
Nobody is held to account for misrepresenting policies and outcomes in elections which is much more dangerous, leading people to vote based on false information.

Additional Information

Examples of this include:
The Vote Leave campaign claiming to spend £350 million a week on the NHS which was quickly denied the morning after the referendum.
Liberal Democrats wanting to rid students of tuition fees, but in a coalition government put fees up to £9000 a year.


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