Petition: Make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence
petition.parliament.uk
The Government should introduce legislation to make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence. This would mean that all MPs, including Ministers, would face a serious penalty for knowingly making false statements in the House of Commons, as is the case in a court of law.
  • lemonflavoured@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    This is a daft idea, it would basically stop any politican from saying anything or making any policy announcements. The people promoting this will be annoyed when MPs treat this deabate as a joke, but it’s a completely unrealistic proposal.

    • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      The key word is “knowingly”. Making a statement that is your best understanding of the situation but doesn’t turn out to be true in the fullness of time is very different to lying.