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Petition · past parliament

Change protocol to allow an MP to call another a liar in the House if it is true

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Require the Speaker to desist from taking punitive action against an MP who accuses another of being a liar unless clearly done as mere abuse
The convention of using only euphemisms, terminological inexactitude etc, when reasonably describing another MP a liar, brings Parliament into disrepute/makes it into a laughing stock

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Revoke rules against accusing MPs of deliberate falsehoods in House of Commons

Timeline

22 Jul 2021 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jul 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jul 2021

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