Some MPs are supporting a bill that would make it a criminal offence for politicians to deliberately lie, amid a collapse in public trust in UK politicians:^1
>Critics point to Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho claiming in a speech that Labour is “relaxed about taxing meat” — something which is not Labour Party policy.
>Meanwhile Transport Secretary Mark Harper, in an attack on 15-minute cities, said we should not tolerate “the idea that local councils decide how often you go to the shops” — echoing a conspiracy theory about the planning concept that the government has previously debunked.
>The independent charity Full Fact also raised concern about Mr Sunak describing inflation as a tax, saying that is “clearly not technically true”.
>Science Secretary Michelle Donelan has also been accused of “making things up” after pledging to “kick woke ideology out of science” while Susan Hall, the Tory mayoral candidate for London, faced criticism for suggesting the Jewish community is scared of Sadiq Khan — a claim Jewish groups have strongly disputed.
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Some MPs are supporting a bill that would make it a criminal offence for politicians to deliberately lie, amid a collapse in public trust in UK politicians:^1
>Critics point to Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho claiming in a speech that Labour is “relaxed about taxing meat” — something which is not Labour Party policy.
>Meanwhile Transport Secretary Mark Harper, in an attack on 15-minute cities, said we should not tolerate “the idea that local councils decide how often you go to the shops” — echoing a conspiracy theory about the planning concept that the government has previously debunked.
>The independent charity Full Fact also raised concern about Mr Sunak describing inflation as a tax, saying that is “clearly not technically true”.
>Science Secretary Michelle Donelan has also been accused of “making things up” after pledging to “kick woke ideology out of science” while Susan Hall, the Tory mayoral candidate for London, faced criticism for suggesting the Jewish community is scared of Sadiq Khan — a claim Jewish groups have strongly disputed.
^1 https://news.sky.com/story/dishonesty-epidemic-infecting-tories-conference-sparks-fresh-calls-for-rules-to-stop-mps-lying-12976524