Politicians who deliberately lie could be forced from office in Wales

If a Senedd member was caught lying, the committee said they should be asked to retract and the correction placed on their profile on the parliament website. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

Elected politicians who deliberately lie could be forced from office under proposals designed to put Wales at the forefront of the “global challenge” to restore trust in politics.

Radical changes suggested by the Welsh parliament standards committee would also make candidates in elections liable to criminal prosecution for making any false statement to win votes.