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Parliament will debate petition: Make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence - 23rd October 2023 (petition.parliament.uk)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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).

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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.