Date set for Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya to be sentenced for perverting the course of justice
The MP for Peterborough will be sentenced on January 29, with any custodial sentence of a year or more (including if it is suspended) meaning she will lose her seat. Any custodial or suspended sentence of less than a year which is not appealed would automatically trigger a recall petition.
I believe Patrick O' Flynn (ex-UKIP after Batty's Tommeh bollocks, now SDP reboot) wants to contest the seat in the probable by/general election.
Appealed:
Speeding lie MP appeals against conviction
Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya appeals conviction for perverting the course of justice
The MP for Peterborough lodged her appeal with the Court of Appeal “at the end of Christmas”, it has been revealed.
The Court of Appeal said a judge will decide whether to allow the appeal to be heard, but that the guidelines say that could take up to six months.
If a judge does allow the appeal to be heard the hearing may not take place until up to 10 months from the appeal being lodged.
Surely this appeal can't be heard?
This woman is a disgrace and should have nothing more to do with politics for the rest of her life.
Hopefully she gets sent down for the maximum permissible time for taking the piss.
She has the right to lodge an appeal against a conviction just like you or I. It's upto the appeal court to decide if this goes forward or not. Tbh I sort of expected her to appeal in an attempt to delay her losing the status of being an MP. Which she'll probably lose anyway as we'll probably have an election sooner rather than later.
Whatever happens her Political Career is toast, even if she overturns the conviction. What this case clearly highlights is the need for us voters to be able to recall MP's when they've misbehaved. Would have come in handy when the expenses scandal erupted.
Yes agree, although that wasn't what I said.
I said surely the appeal can't be heard. As in she has lodged an appeal which we are all entitled to do, but the judge should decide against hearing it.
See previous links.
Under a recall petition, if 10 per cent of her constituents signed it within six weeks, Ms Onasanya would lose her seat and a by-election would be triggered, which she could stand in.
TBF if she does manage to overturn the conviction and get 'not guilty' then she should be allowed to carry on as normal as in the eyes of the law she has done no wrong.