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Debar liars from holding public office

Submitted on Monday 20th February 2017

Rejected on Monday 13th March 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Debar liars from holding public office

Petition Details

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.

Additional Information

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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