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.