Rejected petition Criminalise deliberately lying to electorate to win votes under false pretences.

LeaveEU campaign promoted message on a red bus stating£350million would be spent on the NHS following Brexit. Following the result a prominent Brexit politician said this was a mistake.Many false claims have been made in this campaign which mislead people into voting for Brexit on a false promise.

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http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2016-05-11/vote-leave-battle-bus-unveiled/

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/boris-johnsons-brexit-campaign-prints-7943300

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-referendum-result-nigel-farage-nhs-pledge-disowns-350-million-pounds-a7099906.html

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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