Pass a law to make it illegal for an elected official to lie to the public.
There should be a law punishable by a penalty of at least 10, but not more than, 15 years imprisonment for any elected official to knowingly make an untrue statement to the electorate of the UK.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 8/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 8/100,000
- 07 JUL 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for similar action: Make it a criminal offence to mislead or lie in public office https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/712668
- 15 JUN 2025Petition created
Background
There have been a many examples in the last year, and previously, of elected representatives of the public lying to the said public. This practice, commonly known as gaslighting, should be made illegal and such public officials should be held accountable for it.