Petition · past parliament
Extend existing legislation on false advertising to cover Political Advertising
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Protections exist to prevent commercial organizations publishing false advertising & recent events demonstrate that the British public needs protection from false advertising by politicians campaigns run by the same people peddling toothpaste. Politicians should be held to this simple standard.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.