Closed petition Make it a criminal offence for members of parliament to lie in parliament.

Closed on 26 May 2016

The powers have never been used and senior MPs are keen to consider whether prosecution might be a possibility in the future.

Lying or misleading Parliament should become a criminal offence, say MPs as Government considers using powers last used 150 years ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2176841/Lying-misleading-Parliament-criminal-offence.html

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26 November 2015

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