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Fiona Onasanya: Peterborough to have by-election as MP ousted
Right to recall MP's claims it's first scalp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-48123355
There is to be a by-election in Peterborough after 19,261 people signed a recall petition to remove the city's disgraced MP Fiona Onasanya.
Ms Onasanya, 35, was jailed in January, and released the following month, after lying about a speeding offence. She was expelled by Labour after her conviction and had been representing Peterborough as an independent.
A 10% threshold was required to remove Ms Onasanya, who will be allowed to stand in the by-election. According to a spokeswoman for Peterborough City Council, the number of people who signed the petition amounted to 27.6% of eligible residents.
Commons Speaker John Bercow confirmed the recall petition had been successful. He told MPs: "Fiona Onasanya is no longer the member for Peterborough and the seat is accordingly vacant.
Ms Onasanya, 35, was jailed in January, and released the following month, after lying about a speeding offence. She was expelled by Labour after her conviction and had been representing Peterborough as an independent.
A 10% threshold was required to remove Ms Onasanya, who will be allowed to stand in the by-election. According to a spokeswoman for Peterborough City Council, the number of people who signed the petition amounted to 27.6% of eligible residents.
Commons Speaker John Bercow confirmed the recall petition had been successful. He told MPs: "Fiona Onasanya is no longer the member for Peterborough and the seat is accordingly vacant.