Have your say on government e-petitions

Make politicians legally responsible for their election promises

Submitted by William Tavernor on Monday 12th May 2025

Published on Monday 8th September 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 8th March 2026

Signatures: 228

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

abandoned ~ Carry ~ democracy ~ Elections ~ Held ~ Honesty ~ Honour ~ Individuals ~ Integrity ~ Legally ~ Lost ~ Officers ~ Politicians ~ Politics ~ Promises ~ Responsible ~ Signed ~ Standing ~ system ~ trust

Petition Action

Make politicians legally responsible for their election promises

Petition Details

Require all individuals standing for public office to sign a legal declaration to say that if elected, they will carry out their duties with honesty and integrity and fulfil their promises to the electorate. Otherwise, I think they should be held criminally liable.

Additional Information

For too long, I think that too many politicians have abandoned their duty of honesty and integrity. I think that previous generations behaved with more honour and were held accountable. I believe that the public have lost their trust in the political system and that trust needs to be re-established before our democracy fails.


You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus

repetition.me is a Good Stuff website

216.73.216.42 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:27:28 +0100