Rejected petition Prosecute politicians that made false EU referendum claims

Those politicians who made false claims and relied on dubious information in the EU referendum should face an inquiry and potential prosecution for intentionally misleading and mis-selling to the public. Just as those in private enterprise would be dealt with.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

There is no general criminal offence of misleading or mis-selling to the public. If you want it to be a criminal offence, you could sign this petition:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/123348

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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