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Petition · past parliament

Make it a criminal offence for members of parliament to lie in parliament.

Closed 4,856 signatures

What the petition asks

The powers have never been used and senior MPs are keen to consider whether prosecution might be a possibility in the future.
Lying or misleading Parliament should become a criminal offence, say MPs as Government considers using powers last used 150 years ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2176841/Lying-misleading-Parliament-criminal-offence.html

Timeline

26 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
26 May 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,856
Status Closed
Opened 26 Nov 2015
Closed 26 May 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.