This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Make lying to the public and parliament by an mp an offence punishable by prison

Misleading the public to gain an advantage for a positron not to the advantage of the majority of the population

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/232305

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