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Petition · past parliament

Remove the ban on calling out provable lies in Parliament.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce some semblance of accountability on the statements made in parliament by allowing MPs to accuse members of making provably false statements.
Because the system is broken. MPs get into more trouble for trying to call out lies than the people who are actually misleading the British public.

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

31 Jan 2022 Petition opened for signatures
7 Feb 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Feb 2022

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