This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition MPs must have the right to directly challenge demonstrable lies in Parliament
In the era of "Fake News", and genuine news which is branded fake by those it inconveniences so it can be easily dismissed; we need a Parliament which is empowered to directly challenge and expose the damaging lies told in its midst. Not archaic rules of etiquette which stymie honest healthy debate.
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Lies damage our democracy & can be tools of oppression for the corrupt.
At present, any minister or MP is at almost total liberty to lie to the House of Commons with near impunity. This is because of naive and archaic rules of etiquette which demand that lies cannot be called lies, even if they can be proved to be lies; because that would offend the honour of the honourable member telling them.
To maintain public faith in our parliamentary democracy, let us disempower the lies & liars within it.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you want to see changes to how MPs can challenge statements by other MPs, but it's not clear exactly what changes you want to see.
MPs can already challenge statements made by other MPs, and it is not the case that any minister or MP is at liberty to lie to the House of Commons with impunity.
You could start a petition calling for it to be made illegal for an MP to lie in the House of Commons, if you would like there to be sanctions for MPs who are found guilty of lying.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.