This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition To make it a crime and punishable offence to falsely call someone a racist.
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To introduce a new law which makes it illegal to falsely call someone a racist unless clear evidence is provided which displays discrimination against one's skin colour.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/160006
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