UK: Welsh Government to introduce a law which will make it illegal for politicians to lie ( www.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).
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It is not yet clear whether the proposed law would make lying a criminal offence or a civil sanction.
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Mr. Antoniw said it was a "matter that goes to the heart of everyone".
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