Submitted on Thursday 4th April 2019
Rejected on Thursday 25th April 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Pass law to stop convicted criminals from holding public office.
It appears that MP's can remain in office after being convicted of a crime and being released.
It is not acceptable to have convicted criminals serving as MP's.
Its made worse that one MP recently lied to try avoid being convicted.
Fiona Onasanya: Peterborough MP guilty in speeding case
Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya denied she was driving her car when it was caught doing 41mph in a 30mph zone in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, in July 2017.
The 35-year-old Labour MP was convicted in an Old Bailey retrial.
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