Labour MP faces retrial

Tuesday 27th November 2018 13:18 EST
 

Labour MP Fiona Onasanya who is accused of lying to avoid a speeding fine is facing a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict. 

The MP for Peterborough, 35, allegedly colluded with her brother Festus to escape prosecution for going 41mph in a 30mph zone on 24 July 2017. 

Onasanya denied one count of perverting the course of justice during her trial at the Old Bailey and after several days of deliberating the jury could not come to a decision. Her 33-year-old brother Festus, from Cambridge, has admitted three charges of perverting the course of justice, including over the 24 July incident.


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