Prime minister and government ministers have made dozens of false statements to parliament, investigation reveals

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  1. If I lied like that in my job, I’d be fired. Others would lose their accreditations and be ruined. Why is this philanderer allowed to get away with it? Why is the Commons so lax at imposing standards?

    And I don’t me the opposition kicking up a stink, I mean when something is provably false the relevant MP being barred from the Commons until such time as they correct the record, apologise to the Commons, *and* apologise to their constituents.

    The House needs to seriously look at raising standards if they want any respect.

  2. … and what will be done about it?

    Answer >!Re-arrange these letters in to a word. “N”, “O”, “T”, “H”, “I”, “N” and “G”.!<

  3. false statements…

    that’s “lying” right? or is there some legal whisper of difference that means this is 100% A ok?

  4. Every Government does this and people act like this is the first time it happens.

    At the end of the day, you vote for who you think will implement the policies you feel are best for the country then hold your nose when you tick the ballot box.

    We’ve been doing it for decades.

  5. Everything is a lie. You should have worked this one out by now.

    The advent of the internet has left no place to hide. Everyone can be exposed here. And even people in higher places that think they are safe from it.

  6. In other news; water is wet, members of the family Ursidae defecate in wooded areas, and in a shocking revelation, the sun is hot.

    More on these stories after the weather.

  7. And when MPs call them out they have to word it in a way that completely neuters the statement, or face being removed from Parliament.

    The entire system is designed to protect these motherfuckers from the ground up. Someone needs to grow a spine and (metaphorically) burn it all to the fucking ground

  8. Parliamentary privilege needs to go. It’s used as a shield against the truth rather than giving MPs the freedom to not be sued for making remarks about people/entities.

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