Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Make it illegal for a member of a political party to lie during any campaign

During the most recent referendum the public were confused as there were lots of lies. This should not be allowed. We should make our decisions based on facts, not lies. Those that make false claims should be held accountable for their actions

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There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119416

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