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All branches of Government should tell the truth as should any media coverage
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
In the UK, there is no code that requires political statements to be “legal, decent, honest and truthful”. Given the repeated lies and misuse of statistics from all political parties and the media, truth and honesty should now be a mandatory prerequisite for discussion of all political matters
Examples of lies told by government ministers:
Tony Blair, Iraq War: Weapons of Mass Destructions
Tory Manifesto, NHS: No top down reorganisation
Jeremy Hunt, NHS: Too many to mention
Leave Campaign, EU Referendum: £350 Million we send to the EU will be used to fund the NHS
Tony Blair, Iraq War: Weapons of Mass Destructions
Tory Manifesto, NHS: No top down reorganisation
Jeremy Hunt, NHS: Too many to mention
Leave Campaign, EU Referendum: £350 Million we send to the EU will be used to fund the NHS
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 28 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.