The Welsh parliament is considering significant reforms to enhance political integrity, proposing that politicians who lie could face removal from office. A standards committee recommends that candidates who make false statements to gain votes be criminally prosecuted. This initiative includes reinforcing the current Senedd code of conduct, demanding accountability for misleading statements, and suggests actions such as suspension or recall by voters. Amid changes to the electoral system, these measures respond to escalating concerns about trust in political discourse in Wales.
In a radical move, the Welsh parliament's standards committee proposes to criminalize deliberate lies by politicians, aiming to restore trust in politics and enhance standards.
The proposal includes making candidates liable for false statements, with penalties for lying that range from retraction to being removed from office through voter recall.
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