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UK: Welsh Government to introduce a law which will make it illegal for politicians to lie (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by 0x815@feddit.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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A ban on politicians lying will be brought in before the 2026 Senedd [the Welsh parliament] elections, the Welsh government has promised.

Counsel General Mick Antoniw [...] promised that the law would disqualify Senedd politicians and candidates found guilty of deliberate deception from being a Member of the Senedd (MS). [...] It is not yet clear whether the proposed law would make lying a criminal offence or a civil sanction. [...] Mr. Antoniw said it was a "matter that goes to the heart of everyone".

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[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

At the next day... there were no politicians left. 😁

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

This law has a secret benefit. In case of an AI takeover of the politician system. We can just say to the people suspected of being AI's that "this sentence is wrong", they will start combusting right there.