Submitted on Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Rejected on Thursday 25th April 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make it a criminal offence for MP's to mislead the House or the Public.
For far too long MP's have been protected from any direct consequences of deception. The House of Commons needs to become as respectable as a court room. Lying in the commons should be treated as a criminal offence, and the worst offenders should go to prison.
If an MP claims not to have knowledge of something, which can be proven otherwise, when questioned in the House, then this deception should be treated as perjury.
If an MP makes false claims in the House, in the press, radio, television or a public internet forum (Twitter, Facebook etc...), it must be treated with the same severity.
No more of these slapped wrists within the parliamentary system. A new set of criminal laws should be created and applied to these types of offences.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/239850
18.218.218.230 Sat, 04 May 2024 03:47:22 +0100
