Petition · past parliament
Legal accountability for referendum or election campaign statements
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
The recent Eu referendum has shown that career politicians, their advisors and campaigners use mistruths, misinformation and heavily skewed framing of facts to deceive the public, with no accountability or consequence. This petition seeks to hold all official campaigns to account for their claims.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We don't know what you mean by accountability. We think you might want a similar action to this petition:
Make it illegal for any UK political figure to knowingly lie or mislead.
Make it illegal for any UK political figure to knowingly lie or mislead.
Timeline
| 29 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.