Allow members of parliament to accuse other members of lying

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently the rules of the house of commons penalise people calling out liars in the house of commons far more than those who have lied to the house. This rule should be changed, whilst still allowing those accused to give a rebuttal.

Currently our democracy is being undermined by a lack of transparency, and letting liars go unchallenged for faux reasons of "decorum" is unacceptable. This rule needs to change in order for us to have a more transparent democracy.

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

2 Feb 2022	Petition opened for signatures
8 Feb 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Feb 2022

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