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Wales could become world’s first country to criminalise politicians who lie (theconversation.com)

submitted 5 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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This should've always been the case.

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[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"Under the proposals it would be a criminal offence for a member of the Senedd, or a candidate for election to the Senedd, to wilfully, or with intent to mislead, make or publish a statement that is known to be false or deceptive."

I think candidate for election would cover that.

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 6 points 5 months ago

It would now, but he's just been a bloody agitant for a number of years.