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Welsh government commits to making lying in politics illegal

Labour administration says ‘globally pioneering’ legislation will be brought in before next Senedd elections in 2026

The Labour-led Welsh government has committed to introduce “globally pioneering” legislation that would in effect make lying in politics there illegal. Members of the Senedd described it as a historic moment that would combat the “existential threat” that lying in politics poses to democracy. It’s a small minority of politicians, populist demagogues, that deliberately distort the truth for their own political gain, but they poison the well for everyone.

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