Disgrace: Fiona Onasanya MP
Politics and ethical behaviour
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On 19th December 2018, after a re-trial, Onasanya was found guilty of perverting the course of justice for lying to police to avoid a speeding fine, a conviction she unsuccessfully sought to secure permission to appeal. Her expulsion from the Labour Party, effective in December 2018, was announced in January 2019. On 29 January 2019, she was sentenced to imprisonment for three months, becoming the first sitting female Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom to be jailed.
Editor's non political observation
from the spectator's gallery
Much is and has been said about the ancient principle of "innocent until proven guilty". Let's not forget that goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.
