Petition · past parliament
Make political campaigns more truthful
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Introduce laws to ensure political campaigns are subject to at least the same standards of truth as washing powder adverts.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.