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Originally Posted by ianch99
So you think it is acceptable that PM's can lie to Parliament. Strange ...
I personally think that this relates to trust. Trust in who we elect, what they say and, when in the next serious national crisis, whether we believe them do that they ask.
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Exactly this. The legislative body of the United Kingdom can only act properly if the facts presented to it are correct. Acting on incorrect information is how bad laws are made.
Of course mistakes can be made which is why, by convention, members of Parliament are required to correct statements which might mislead the house as soon as possible. It seems that, at best, Boris Johnson has not done this and, at worst, hid the truth from the house.
It could be argued that his statements did not have anything to do with legislation but statements to the house should be true (as known at the time) in all cases or the house cannot work in good faith