UK: Welsh Government to introduce a law which will make it illegal for politicians to lie

Hellfire103@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.world – 191 points –
Welsh government promises Senedd politicians lying ban
bbc.com

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/445597

A ban on politicians lying will be brought in before the 2026 Senedd [the Welsh parliament] elections, the Welsh government has promised.

Counsel General Mick Antoniw [...] promised that the law would disqualify Senedd politicians and candidates found guilty of deliberate deception from being a Member of the Senedd (MS). [...] It is not yet clear whether the proposed law would make lying a criminal offence or a civil sanction. [...] Mr. Antoniw said it was a "matter that goes to the heart of everyone".

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Welsh: We need to make sure our politicians are pure to the people, and to their government.

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