Gaining an electoral advantage by deception should be made a criminal offence.
I want legislation to be enacted that compels elected members to be honest with the electorate.
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
- 10 JAN 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign the following petitions which call for similar actions: Amend the Recall of MPs Act 2015 for MPs who have misled voters https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/703329 Impose penalties on MPs for deceit https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/703882
- 25 NOV 2024Petition created
Background
Democracy is delicate and precious, and for whatever reason, what I hope is a small minority seem to play fast and loose with the truth.