Petition Make it a criminal offence for politicians to renege on election promises.

It is a crime to lie to HMRC.
It is a crime to lie/perjure yourself in court.
It SHOULD be made a crime for the government to lie to the public / mislead them on election promises.

A vote of no confidence or criminal prosecution should be raised as this is tantamount to fraud.

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It should no longer be allowed, as in the case of tuition fees by Nick Clegg and Tax Credit cuts by D.Cameron, for politicians or political parties to renege on election promises.

Politicians should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law if the policies they attempt to introduce contradict election promises.

A vote of no confidence or criminal prosecution should be applied in all cases of the public being misled/lied to..

A politician must state clearly what their polices are.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

2,802 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 2,802 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 27 April 2016
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