StatusClosed
Opened9 Apr 2025
Closes9 Oct 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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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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Constituency engagement ranking
1Chris Ward MP
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven2Sean Woodcock MP
Banbury3Taiwo Owatemi MP
Coventry North West4Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South5Greg Smith MP
Mid Buckinghamshire6Sadik Al-Hassan MP
North Somerset7Fleur Anderson MP
Putney8Rebecca Smith MP
South West Devon9Bambos Charalambous MP
Southgate and Wood Green10Steve Darling MP
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