Misinformation of the public during polls by leaders and MPs needs due redress

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

At present, officials and candidates (e.g MPs) can assert supposedly factual statements, during public ballots/campaigns, which are demonstrably false or deliberately misleading to voters - without due redress. Electoral pledges, promises and such like, concern future actions and would be exempt.

Some links to relevant news stories:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36104163

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36141497

https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Letter-from-Sir-Andrew-Dilnot-to-Norman-Lamb-MP-210416.pdf

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/17/brexit-uk-treasury-leave-eu-referendum

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/22/eu-referendum-fact-checking-the-big-claims1/

Why it was rejected

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

Make it illegal for any UK political figure to knowingly lie or mislead.

Timeline

30 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
29 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Jul 2016

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