Rejected petition Leave EU campaign leaders to be scrutinised for lying to the electorate.

Lies were told and false claims made by the leaders of the Leave campaign, which were retracted immediately after the referendum was won.

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The politicians involved should be held to account for their deceit of the voting public by the Electoral Commission and the body for Standards in Public Life.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Both the Electoral Commission and the Committee for Standards in Public Life are independent bodies.

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Date submitted 30 June 2016
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