U.K. Plans to Review Rules After 2019 Campaign of Lies and Smears

Spread of disinformation met with increasing voter cynicism
Social media wars fought between rivals spreading half-truths

Pedestrians cross Westminster Bridge in view of the Houses of Parliament in London.Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg

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By Joe Mayes and Kitty Donaldson

December 10, 2019 at 9:08 PM UTC

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After a bitter general election battle in which rival parties have traded accusations of lying and distortion, the U.K. is facing up to the need to overhaul the rules on political campaigns.