'Would I Lie to You?': Boris Johnson and Lying in the House of Commons.
A prerequisite of ministerial accountability in the UK is the provision of accurate information by ministers and the Prime Minister to Parliament. This form of 'informatory accountability', and the expectation that ministers and the Prime Minister will not lie to Parliament, is at the core of parlia...
| Published in: | Political Quarterly Vol. 93; no. 1; pp. 77 - 87 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jan2022
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