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Petition · past parliament

Stop ministers and MPs lying in parliament

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Fed up of MPs lying in parliament especially at pmqs
Make it a sackable offence to lie or mislead the public in parliament

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 MPs to mislead the public

Timeline

6 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jan 2021

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