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Petition · past parliament

Make it a Criminal Offence for a UK MP to lie in office

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

In the best interests of the nation enough is enough. The EU Referendum was based on lies from both sides and you see it in and out of parliament on a daily basis. We the electorate deserve the truth from our elected members

Why it was rejected

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

We think that this petition is similar:

Make it a criminal offence to knowingly or recklessly mislead Parliament

Timeline

15 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jan 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jan 2019

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