This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
Rejected petition Investigate whether Jeremy Hunt has brought Parliament into disrepute.
Jeremy Hunt appears to have deliberately misled the House of Commons and the public and as such has brought Parliament into disrepute for which he should be investigated and, if enough evidence is available, prosecuted.
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Jeremy Hunt appears to have repeatedly lied about the reasons behind a higher percentage of deaths in patients admitted to hospital at weekends.
He has been informed that his interpretation of the statistics is wrong and despite this he appears to have continued to repeat his version knowing it to be untrue.
Jeremy Hunt would therefore appear to have deliberately misled the House of Commons and the public.
An independent (not a Tory majority) review should take place.
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