Submitted on Sunday 16th March 2025
Rejected on Wednesday 9th April 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make it illegal for politicians to lie or misrepresent facts to the public
We call for a new law that makes it a criminal offence for any elected official to wilfully lie or deceive the public or the media, constituting an abuse of public trust.
Our democracy depends on honesty. It’s time to restore faith in our political system.
Bring in a law to make it a criminal offence to any British politician to lie to the public.
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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.
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The following petition calls for a similar action:
Criminalise "wilfully deceiving the electorate for personal or political gain" petition.parliament.uk/petitions/710078
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