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Boris Johnson has been accused of trying to bury bad news after the government quietly ditched his pledge to give all homes superfast broadband by 2025.

The prime minister came under fire from business and telecoms chiefs as the small print of the chancellor’s spending review revealed that planned spending on the roll-out of the technology had also been slashed from £5bn to £1.2bn.
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Johnson Quietly Dumps Tory Manifesto Pledge Of UK-Wide Superfast Broadband By 2025

Labour attacks PM's bid to bury bad news by "sneaking out" abandonment of key election promise.
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Economic outlook

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The UK economy will be hit harder than any other in the G7 this year.

#worldbeating
 
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Dear Badgers,

The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Make it a criminal offence for MPs to mislead the public”.

Government responded:

MPs are accountable to their electors. They must abide by the Code of Conduct and supporting rules and allegations of misconduct will be investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.

It is an important principle of the UK Parliament that Members of Parliament are accountable to those who elect them. It is absolutely right that all Members of Parliament are fully accountable to their constituents for what they say and do and this is ultimately reflected at the ballot box.

There are clear rules that govern the behaviour of candidates prior to their election to Parliament. The Electoral Commission sets out the rules for candidates during General Election campaigns, such as the type of publicity material that candidates are able to use and the rules around making false statements. You can find further information on specific electoral offences at the following website: UK Parliamentary general election in Great Britain

Once elected to Parliament, all MPs must abide by the seven principles of public life which form the basis of ethical standards expected of holders of public office. These are set out by the Committee on Standards in Public Life and are: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. It is a requirement that any holder of public office must be truthful and must act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias.

Upon election, MPs are also subject to the House of Commons Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Rules relating to the Conduct of Members. Included in the code is a general duty on MPs to “act in the interests of the nation as a whole; and a special duty to their constituents”, alongside a requirement that MPs “act on all occasions in accordance with the public trust placed in them. They should always behave with probity and integrity, including in their use of public resources.”

The House of Commons Committee on Standards is currently conducting an inquiry into the operation of the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament, in liaison with the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards who will carry out an independent review of the Code. The Committee will publish a report on the code and a public consultation will follow.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards oversees the application of the code and further details are available on the Parliament website at: Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

Ultimately, it is right that MPs are accountable to the electorate and should uphold the highest of standards. This is also a principle recognised in the Representation of the People Act 1981 which provides that if an MP receives a custodial sentence of 12 months or more, they are disqualified from being a member of the House of Commons. The Recall of MPs Act was introduced in 2015 to allow constituents to sign a petition to recall their MP if their MP is convicted of an offence and receives a custodial sentence of 12 months or less, is convicted of an offence under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 or is suspended from the House of Commons for 10 or more sitting days (or 14 calendar days if the motion is not expressed in terms of sitting days). A recall petition would be successful if signed by at least 10% of the registered voters in a constituency. The recall mechanism adds to the House of Commons’ own suite of disciplinary measures and gives constituents a say over their MPs’ conduct between General Elections.

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Click this link to view the response online:

petition.parliament.uk

Petition: Make it a criminal offence for MPs to mislead the public

A new offence should be created and legal sanctions should be introduced to stop MPs intentionally or recklessly misleading the public. This could restore a degree of trust in the UK's political system.
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The Petitions Committee will take a look at this petition and its response. They can press the government for action and gather evidence. If this petition reaches 100,000 signatures, the Committee will consider it for a debate.

The Committee is made up of 11 MPs, from political parties in government and in opposition. It is entirely independent of the Government. Find out more about the Committee: How petitions work

Thanks,
The Petitions team
UK Government and Parliament
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It’s a stupid petition, to be fair. What is the definition of “misleads” and who gets to decide it? How does that end up being any different to the current mechanisms laid out in the response?
 
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Tory party urges activists to campaign like Trump by ‘weaponising fake news’

‘There are lessons that we can learn from Trump….a lie can go round the world before the truth can get its boots on’
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Tory activists have been urged to campaign like Donald Trump by “weaponising fake news” and talking “nonsense” if it works, in a party newsletter.

The bulletin sent out to members in Northamptonshire says “there are lessons that we can learn from Trump”, adding: “A lie can go round the world before the truth can get its boots on.”

It also vows to “fight woke-ism”, attacking Labour’s landmark Equality Act, designed to stamp out prejudice in the workplace and public services – arguing it “legalises discrimination based on gender”.
The newsletter, issued in Peter Bone’s constituency of Wellingborough, sparked a protest from one local Conservative, who says he was then dropped from the candidates' list for the seat.
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I thought they already did :confused:
 
Roadkill said:
Suella Braverman gets her arse handed to her on a plate by the Court of Appeal:

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A depressing read that; so much money earned by lawyers out of such a profound tragedy without any meaningful change in the result (for anyone). Defences constructed apparently entirely out of taking other cases out of context; the Crown carrying out an appeal apparently against its own instructions. Meanwhile the state of legislation relating to deaths on the road continues to be not really fit for purpose.
 
I hate that thicko bollocks about the south being the ‘wealth creator’. Work is done across the country but the value of it is often abstracted and played about with in London. It’s not like people are sat on their arses more in the north. Cunts.
 
The cunts don't even trust each other... :D

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A ministerial aide was sacked on Thursday night after the Conservative chief whip sent out a letter with varied wording in a “canary trap” designed to catch whoever leaked it.

Andrew Lewer, a Home Office parliamentary private secretary, was fired from his junior government role when a letter urging the recipients not to leak information to the press found its way into the hands of the Guido Fawkes website.

But it is understood that the letter, from the chief whip, Mark Spencer, was worded slightly differently for each recipient so officials would be able to tell which version had reached the media.
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