Parliament will debate petition: Make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence - 23rd October 2023
Parliament will debate petition: Make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence - 23rd October 2023
petition.parliament.uk Petition: Make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence
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.
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It already is... in a way.
It is against the rules of both houses to knowingly mislead the house, and Parliament is free to punish its members up to and including imprisoning them (until dissolution, anyway).
Well that's the point of this, if they make it a crime then they shouldn't be able to get away with doing it.
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