• barontomatoes@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It already is… in a way.

    It is against the rules of both houses to knowingly mislead the house, and Parliament is free to punish its members up to and including imprisoning them (until dissolution, anyway).

    • TWeaK
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      1 year ago

      Well that’s the point of this, if they make it a crime then they shouldn’t be able to get away with doing it.