Submitted on Monday 20th February 2017
Rejected on Monday 13th March 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Debar liars from holding public office
Many of those who hold public office or are seeking to do so have been caught out telling lies of a demonstrable and substantive nature in their working or public lives. This has brought politicians and all aspects of government into disrepute and caused immeasurable harm to our democracy.
It is routine Criminal record checks are required for numerous occupations - it is only reasonable the public officials be verified as truthful.
Paul Nuttall has made numerous substantiated lies: (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/10/ukip-leader-paul-nuttall-denies-lying-about-being-at-hillsborough-disaster)
In 1988 Boris Johnson was sacked from The Times for lying in an article. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/25/boris-johnson-michael-gove-eu-liars)
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