Peterborough by-election, 6 June 2019

[Dom Traynor]

Yes I’ve known employers to keep jobs open by giving people unpaid leave so they can attend prison and then return to their job, obviously they don’t get paid, but do MPs if they’re inside (probably but hey ho)?

 

[belboid]

They do indeed.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I don't think people convicted of crimes should automatically lose their jobs though.

No, but jail time inevitably means you can't carry out your job. Obviously a lot will depend what you're convicted for and the type of job you do.

But MP's should lose their job.

Part of the punishment is losing your job. A court will think a lot harder about sending down a
breadwinner than a low level recidivist.

The one year rule I can live with, Prescott could have been sent down ( in fairy land) for assault. Criminal acts of dishonesty though, not really compatible with law making.

 

[hash tag]

But someone who loses their job will have to be kept somehow....unemployment benefit, free prescriptions etc. Who pays......

 

[PR1Berske]

Its genuinely astonishing that an MP can go to jail and still be an MP. All the huffing and puffing about democracy regarding Brexit and the people of Peterborough have no representative, she cannot attend surgeries and she cannot attend Parliament, yet they are still lumbered with her. Incredible.

One of the reasons her legal team gave for her not standing down is that its her only source of income, oh that's alright then.

Democracy in this country remains a shambles and a sham, its pathetic how we're being lectured on the danger to democracy over various Brexit bollocks.

The recall petition would have started had she not appealed.

I'm not defending her decision to stay as an MP, nor the system's inability to deal in a quicker fashion, but at least now we have at least something to work towards her being removed. Before the Recall Act was passed, there was literally nothing save for the aforementioned 12'months rule brought in after Bobby Sands.

 

[PR1Berske]

An update of sorts

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

And she's out of nick, 4 weeks in to her three month sentence.

 

[Dogsauce]

She’s appealing though, doubling down. I guess there’s a lot at stake, in particular the chance of being struck off.

Still don’t get why someone would put up such a fight over £100ish quid and three points, seems incredibly poor judgement, but then that’s MPs for you.

 

[killer b]

Back in parliament for some key votes over the next couple of weeks too. That's going to be a bit awks.

 

[SpackleFrog]

With an ankle tag apparently.

HuffPost is now part of Oath

 

[Ponyutd]

MP Fiona Onasanya, who lied about her speeding ticket, is trying to overturn her conviction for perverting the course of justice at the Court of Appeal today. She is representing herself and has turned up a court without any paperwork.

 

[colacubes]

MP Fiona Onasanya, who lied about her speeding ticket, is trying to overturn her conviction for perverting the course of justice at the Court of Appeal today. She is representing herself and has turned up a court without any paperwork.

Appeal refused according to Twitter thread.

 

[butchersapron]

Yes, they refused to allow her to go to full appeal. He case seemed to consist of saying that she didn't pervert the course of justice - unsurprisingly the judges said 'is that it? No chance, bye'

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

MP Fiona Onasanya, who lied about her speeding ticket, is trying to overturn her conviction for perverting the course of justice at the Court of Appeal today. She is representing herself and has turned up a court without any paperwork.

Yes, they refused to allow her to go to full appeal. He case seemed to consist of saying that she didn't pervert the course of justice - unsurprisingly the judges said 'is that it? No chance, bye'

Isn't (wasn't now, I guess) she supposed to be some kind of solicitor? You can't really appeal by saying the jury got the wrong verdict in the trial and expect the appeal judges to take your word for it. That's kind of basic stuff tbh.

 

[andysays]

“He who represents himself has a fool for a client”

 

[Serge Forward]

Worst. Solicitor. Ever.

 

[PR1Berske]

Appeal refused according to Twitter thread.

Yep.

By way of an update, the appeal was rejected today. The Speaker of the House of Commons has triggered the Recall process. Peterborough Council will now need to open a maximum of ten polling places for signatures to be signed. Ten percent of the current electorate must sign the petition to remove Fiona Onasanya from the Commons.

 

[PR1Berske]

Thanks to the mods for their swift title renaming

 

[Shechemite]

Thanks to the mods for their swift title renaming

Faster than a speeding car

 

[PR1Berske]

The recall petition will be open for six weeks in ten polling places across Peterborough:

Notification received from Speaker on recall petition

 

[hash tag]

More rabbit than sainsburys....

Fiona Onasanya vows to fight on as MP in first video since release from jail

 

[a_chap]

"not able to share my side"? Liar.

 

[hash tag]

A coin has two sides

 

[Shechemite]

More rabbit than sainsburys....

Fiona Onasanya vows to fight on as MP in first video since release from jail

“In a YouTube video which appears to be filmed inexplicably in front of a green screen backdrop of New York”

 

[hash tag]

She needed a break.

 

[Shechemite]

Nothing like a quick getaway to recharge the batteries

 

[Pickman's model]

A coin has two sides

3, unless it's 2 dimensional

 

[Shechemite]

what about coins with ridges? Surely lots of sides then.

 

[butchersapron]

She goes 'now here is my side' then doesn't offer her side at all. Just says over and over that she did not pervert the course of justice. What sort of idiots selected her? I'd be checking out her qualifications to be honest.

 

[two sheds]

“He who represents himself has a fool for a client”

"Or can't afford someone who charges £150 an hour for dozens of hours for the basics and someone else who charges £250 an hour for court appearances"