Petition · Cabinet Office
Make it a criminal offence for a politician to lie.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Make what i have said law and punishable with a custodial sentence and a life time ban from politics
the government employees are civil servants to the public but have seemed to forget this.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Timeline
| 24 Nov 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Department
Cabinet Office
Rejected
16 Dec 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 23 Aug 2026.