Total Recall

Yesterday Commons Speaker John Bercow announced:

“I have received a letter this afternoon form the registrar of criminal appeals informing me that Fiona Onasanya’s application for leave to appeal against her conviction has been refused. 

This notification triggers the Recall of MPs act 2015 and I will accordingly be writing to the relevant petition officer to inform that person that Fiona Onasanya is therefore subject to a recall petition process. It will be for that officer to make the arrangements for that petition.”

Unless Fiona Onasanya resigns from parliament, Peterborough council must open a recall petition within ten days. If 10% of the constituents of the disgraced MP for Peterborough sign it, which is about 7,000 people, there will be a by-election for the seat.

Hat tip to the "Minister of Memes" on twitter for this image ...


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