Closed petition Criminalise "wilfully deceiving the electorate for personal or political gain"

We believe that politicians wilfully deceiving the electorate for personal or political gain should be criminalised.

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We think the country cannot rely upon parliamentary self-regulation, and that standards of propriety have declined to the point that the national interest has been compromised.

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115 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 115 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 11 August 2025
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