The Tory party conference has sparked renewed calls for tighter rules about MPs making untrue statements, after a number of claims made by senior Tories were called into question.
There are fresh calls to clean up politics with stronger rules around lying after senior Tories made false statements around meat taxes and 15-minute cities at their annual party conference. Green MP Caroline Lucas told Sky News a 'dishonesty epidemic is infecting the Tory party' as she called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to acquaint himself with the Nolan Principles of public life - which include that holders of public office tell the truth.
She said their bill, if adopted, would bring politics into line with many other professions 'which prohibit lying and deception'. Labour MP Debbie Abrahams, who is the co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Compassionate Politics, has also proposed a bill that would put the Ministerial Code on a statutory footing, making lying to the House of Commons a sackable offence.
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