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Petition · past parliament

Political advertising should be subject to Advertising Standards.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently there is nothing we can do about dishonest political print advertisings. The claims that form the basis of our most important decisions are not bound by any code or obligation to be truthful, honest or provable.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make UK political advertising subject to the Advertising Code.

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.