This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Make it a criminal offence for politicians to deceive British voters
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Some of the data presented by campaigning politicians during the EU referendum campaign was deliberately misleading or false. The use of false or misleading statements when promoting a product, can lead to prosecution. Similar criminal sanctions should apply to politicians
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/123348
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