Politicians who lie should be barred from standing for election
Politicians who are proven to knowingly lie and mislead the electorate should not be allowed to stand for election again.
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Politicians who lie should be barred from standing for election
Politicians who are proven to knowingly lie and mislead the electorate should not be allowed to stand for election again.
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Require all individuals standing for public office to sign a legal declaration to say that if elected, they will carry out their duties with honesty and integrity and fulfil their promises to the electorate. Otherwise, I think they should be held criminally liable.
Prevent people convicted of serious crimes standing or serving as MPs
Ban anyone who has ever been convicted of serious offences (such as sex offences against children, terrorism, serious fraud, corruption, violent crimes) including foreign convictions and given a custodial or suspended sentence from standing for or serving as an MP; when appeals have been exhausted.
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