This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition If a Prime Minister is found to have lied to Parliament, they should resign.
To ensure that the Parliamentary Code is adhered to, if a Prime Minister or other high ranking cabinet member, is found to have lied to, or misled Parliament, then a resignation should be required.
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This would help to keep the Parliamentary code current, and keep politicians honest in what they say to the house, and thusly to the public.
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