Petitions/Hold newspaper editors legally responsible for dangerous inaccuracies published
StatusClosed
Opened9 Apr 2025
Closes9 Oct 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Introduce legal penalties specifically for newspaper editors for publishing inaccurate information that places the public or democratic process at risk.

Currently we think only personal libel carries any kind of deterrent for media bodies and there isn't sufficient penalties for disinformation. We think that with increasing attacks on democracy worldwide and influence of bad faith foreign interests in the UK press it is in the interests of national security and individual safety to hold the press accountable for accuracy in a way that will actually have an impact on editorial choices.

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100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Chris Ward
1Chris Ward MP
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
3
Sean Woodcock
2Sean Woodcock MP
Banbury
2
Taiwo Owatemi
3Taiwo Owatemi MP
Coventry North West
2
Baggy Shanker
4Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
2
Greg Smith
5Greg Smith MP
Mid Buckinghamshire
2
Sadik Al-Hassan
6Sadik Al-Hassan MP
North Somerset
2
Fleur Anderson
7Fleur Anderson MP
Putney
2
Rebecca Smith
8Rebecca Smith MP
South West Devon
2
Bambos Charalambous
9Bambos Charalambous MP
Southgate and Wood Green
2
Steve Darling
10Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
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