Stop this jailed MP from staying on as Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

An MP has been given a three-month jail sentence for lying to avoid a speeding ticket, and is expected to try to remain in office despite calls to stand down.

Fiona Onasanya, the MP for Peterborough and a former Labour whip, was sentenced on Tuesday for perverting the course of justice

Disgraced MP Fiona Onasanya has been sentenced to three months in prison for lying to police to avoid a speeding ticket.

The former Labour MP for Peterborough, now sitting as an independent, was found guilty of perverting the court of justice following a retrial in December.

She plotted with her brother Festus, 34, to avoid prosecution for the offence by naming Aleks Antipow as the driver of the Nissan Micra when she was caught doing 41mph in a 30mph zone.

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

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Make MP’s automatically lose their job if they are imprisoned.

Timeline

29 Jan 2019	Petition opened for signatures
5 Feb 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Feb 2019

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