Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Make a criminal offence -member of parliament or Lords to lie or mislead public

Stop members of parliament or lords from telling untruths while in office or elected which includes misleading public in anyway.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/168773

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