Petition Create a structure within the Senedd to ban politicians convicted of intended deception.
Adam Price Ms aims to uphold integrity and accountability in Welsh politics. Lying continues to be a controversial issue in global politics, this initiative is a noble effort to confront it directly. To build trust among the Welsh people, further discussion is warranted. In any profession, dishonesty typically results in dismissal; thus, it is puzzling that politicians, responsible for public funds amounting to billions of pounds, would oppose such measures unless they have something to conceal.
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Through an amendment to the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill, Adam Price MS intended to introduce a mechanism that would disqualify Members of the Senedd convicted of being wilfully deceitful. The proposal to create an offence of deception should be introduced by the Senedd.
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