Make it illegal for politicians to lie or misrepresent facts to the public
We call for a new law that makes it a criminal offence for any elected official to wilfully lie or deceive the public or the media, constituting an abuse of public trust. Our democracy depends on honesty. It’s time to restore faith in our political system.
Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 9/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 9/100,000
- 09 APR 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
The following petition calls for a similar action: Criminalise "wilfully deceiving the electorate for personal or political gain" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/710078
- 16 MAR 2025Petition created
Background
Bring in a law to make it a criminal offence to any British politician to lie to the public.