[Jim Jones]

I am astonished the man didn’t just fade away after such a bad decision. But he had the certainty of faith, as does the speeding woman. She may well prosper as a result.

[OCB]

however how does the court sentence her to lose her job and be struck off?

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If the court gives a custodial sentence greater than 12 months imprisonment then an MP is disbarred from holding office.

The question was relating to had there not been any custodial sentence.

@OCB , so Blair deserves life. The fact he didn't get it is not reason to let others off. Would you propose only to show leniency for this MP, or all citizens convicted since the Iraq war?

Blair didn't even end up in court.

Need I say more?

[Rob P]

I wonder how common this points swapping is. There's been at least two convictions like this, of high profile political figures.

Three counting Sir Gerald Nabarro, unless my memory plays me false.

Rob P

[JoeC]

Lying over this seems to be an extreme action considering the original sanction is just a fine and 3 points with limited social disapproval, even for an MP. Actions like this could suggest a fundamental corruptness.

[Paul_Sengupta]

Yes, which is why I would consider she should lose her job as MP as well as being disbarred.

It was the prison sentences of 3/10 months which I was a little shocked at.

[FlarePath]

Hope she still has to pay the fine and get the points.

As the max sentence is between 4-10 months or life in some cases she got away lightly.

[Miscellaneous]

According to the article she was also texting at the time of speeding.

Does that get her any closer to Blair's alleged crimes?

[Genghis the Engineer]

should both be seen and to act whiter than white

Given the lady's, um, er, ethnicity, perhaps you may care to re-phrase.

Bill H

Really, why should he.

We're all relatively bright in this country. I think we're capable of differentiating between the use of language to define the colour of somebody's skin, or the severity of a lie, or define the type of teaching board in a classroom.

Call somebody a dirty black person, you are totally out of order. Call behaviour "whiter than white" you may as well be comparing to clean sheets - that really should be uncontentious: just don't ask somebody to "play the white man" - yes, that frankly lost its acceptability with the abolition of slavery a very very long time ago.

New snow, and clean sheets, are inherently pure and white without that having to have racial connotations.

G

[Bill Haddow]

Really, why should he.

G

Perhaps because he used the word "seen" ?

Bill H

[JoeC]

Bill it's fine to use such phrases. Always has been and always will be. Creating controversy where non exists then complaining about it is a bit odd.

[MikeB]

It was the prison sentences of 3/10 months which I was a little shocked at.

She was only found guilty of one offence, the bloke was found guilty of 3. If anything, I think he got away quite lightly.

[PaulB]

It was the prison sentences of 3/10 months which I was a little shocked at.

She was only found guilty of one offence, the bloke was found guilty of 3. If anything, I think he got away quite lightly.

Oh, Mike.... why let facts get in the way of a good story!

[Korenwolf]

The best of it is now that as the sentence was less than one year Ms. Onasanya does not have to give up being an MP. She can still draw the £77,379 pa without doing any work at all for the next three months.....

[PaulB]

Could th Recall of MPs Act be used here?

https://services.parliament.uk/bills/20 ... ofmps.html

[VRB_20kt]

She should be out in 6 weeks.

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