Politicians who lie should be barred from standing for election

Background

Politicians who are proven to knowingly lie and mislead the electorate should not be allowed to stand for election again.

Additional details

Respect for politicians is said to be at an all time low. We believe the majority of people who stand for and hold elected office do so for the right reasons and have the highest of integrity, but the minority who do not live up to those standards do the rest a grave dis-service. We think this measure will go a little way towards bringing a negative outcome to those who may think the office they hold entitles them to lie to the public, and so rebuild a level of trust and respect in those the public elect.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.