This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition To be honest & truthful & to take decisions in the National interest always.
We call upon all MPs to behave responsibly, as their electorate expects. This means always putting the National interest first, ahead of any personal or party gain. It also entails being honest and truthful in all communications and strict penalties to be imposed where serious violations occur.
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During the current important Brexit negotiations, it is clear that some MPs and parties’ standards of behaviour have fallen alarmingly short of what the electorate expects. It is simply not acceptable and totally irresponsible for MPs to knowingly mislead and lie to the public for their own self-interest and worse, not to face any repercussions for their actions. MPs should always behave honourably and the National interest should always be paramount in their minds.
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.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
A code of conduct already exists for MPs, which covers honesty and integrity, so we are not sure what else you would like Parliament or the Government to do.
You can read more about the Code of Conduct for MPs here: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmcode.htm
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