Peterborough by-election, 6 June 2019

[butchersapron]

"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"

That's her.

 

[two sheds]

She knows/is proving how crap they are.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

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.

That was the entirety of her appeal, “I never done it and the jury got it wrong.” That was it.

 

[SpackleFrog]

More rabbit than sainsburys....

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

My favourite bit is when she asked if people honestly thought she would be so stupid as to risk everything for the sake of a few points on her license.

I mean, to be fair, that is pretty unbelievable.

 

[PR1Berske]

By way of an update, the recall petition is now "live" and the number of signatures required is 6,967.

 

[GarveyLives]

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The "news flow" does not seem to be getting any better in this case ...

Fiona Onasanya 'discriminated against disabled employee who had to use male toilet', tribunal hears

 

[brogdale]

I'm possibly slow to pick this up...but in the 313:312 division on Cooper's extension bill it was La Onasanya what won it!

No wonder Mark Francois looks fit to explode

 

[Argonia]

I didn't realise that Onasanya likened herself to Jesus and Moses

 

[tim]

I didn't realise that Onasanya likened herself to Jesus and Moses

Everyone sad enough to follow this thread did.

 

[PR1Berske]

Result of the petition confirmed tonight:



Number of electors eligible to sign the petition 69,673
Number of electors who validly signed the petition 19,261
Percentage of electors who validly signed the petition 27.64%



The threshold is 10%, therefore Peterborough is accordingly vacated.

 

[killer b]

By election is ON.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Excellent!

 

[andysays]

Will be interesting to see if Onasanya attempts to defend 'her' seat

 

[planetgeli]

Will be interesting to see if Onasanya attempts to defend 'her' seat

She’d need a massive ego and a bit of a Messiah complex to do that. Oh wait...

 

[MickiQ]

Will be interesting to see if Onasanya attempts to defend 'her' seat

The number of people who have voted to kick her out is only about 3000 less than the number who voted her in last time so the chances of her winning are not good at all. However given a majority of only 600 last time, it must be a worry for Labour if she stands and takes enough votes off them to let the Tories in, same for the Chuka's they've no chance either but they might very well bugger up Labours

 

[marty21]

That was the entirety of her appeal, “I never done it and the jury got it wrong.” That was it.

A big boy done it and ran away

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[chilango]

Brilliant news.

Not because of the specifics in this case but that it's a successful recall.

I hope it gets used more often.

 

[Balbi]

Here comes Change UK.....oh no, wait.

 

[killer b]

This is going to be a wicked byelection. I have absolutely no idea what's going to happen, but whatever it is will prove whatever I believe about Brexit.

 

[Argonia]

HungryTommy must be pleased tonight

 

[colacubes]

Take note William of Walworth

 

[William of Walworth]

Take note William of Walworth

It was the prospect of a Brecon by-election I was being sceptical about wasn't it?

But TBF I'm a bit surprised about this one too ....

 

[colacubes]

It was the prospect of a Brecon by-election I was being sceptical about wasn't it?

But TBF I'm a bit surprised about this one too ....

Nope. You specifically said the Peterborough recall had failed before it had ended.

 

[William of Walworth]

Nope. You specifically said the Peterborough recall had failed before it had ended.

Apologies, you win. I'm no longer active in politics for several reasons -- incompetence being one, laziness another

 

[colacubes]

Apologies, you win. I'm no longer active in politics for several reasons -- incompetence being one, laziness another

No probs. Our politics is fucked in many ways but I think we should recognise when it does work, and the only reason I called you out was on the lazy assumption it hadn’t. Tbf it usually doesn’t work.

 

[Balbi]

This could actually be Farage's moment

 

[Smokeandsteam]

This could actually be Farage's moment

He’s never going to have a better chance, although you’d think the voters of Peterborough might have had enough of MPs with messiah complexes....

 

[brogdale]

One thing’s for sure...they’ll be more than the 4 parties that contested the 2017 election that Onasanya won.

 

[SpackleFrog]

Express reporting the Brexit Party will stand.