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Petition · past parliament

Makes it an offence for a Minister or Member of Parliament to deliberately lie.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Statements by advertisers are required to be Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful. We think that public statements by Ministers and MPs should be held to the same standards.
Many political messages use methods of persuasion that are not based on facts or evidence. These methods are derived from marketing and advertising, and should be held to the same standards.

Why it was rejected

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

Make it a criminal offence for politicians to lie to the public.

Timeline

22 Oct 2016 Petition opened for signatures
27 Oct 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Oct 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.