[News] Mike Amesbury MP - Rocky VIII: Backbench Brawler

[PascalGroß Tips]

If he doesn't resign, under laws introduced in 2015, any prison term, even a suspended sentence, leads to a recall petition. This is open for six weeks and can force a byelection if signed by 10% of voters in a constituency. The petition can only start once any appeals against the sentence have been dealt with.

I'm sure I've also read somewhere that if a prison sentence of 12 months or more is passed down - then it's bye bye MP.

 

[A1X]

You would hope he would have resigned by now and it doesn't come to that.

I don’t think “doing the right thing” is high on his personality traits given what we’ve seen to this point

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I don’t think “doing the right thing” is high on his personality traits given what we’ve seen to this point

I’m sure he’s working on his victim angle

 

[Cheshire Cat]

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/how-elections-work/types-elections/recall-petitions

There are 71,955 registered voters in the constituency, so 10% needed for a recall. It is possible if Reform and/or the Conservatives gets all it's voters out, but unlikely.

 

[jcdenton08]

Hate to backseat mod, but this case is now sub judice. Just a reminder as I don’t want anyone getting in (expensive) trouble. @mods Might be an idea to lock this one for now.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Hate to backseat mod, but this case is now sub judice. Just a reminder as I don’t want anyone getting in (expensive) trouble. @mods Might be an idea to lock this one for now.

I said it in post 294 but was ignored.

 

[Weststander]

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/how-elections-work/types-elections/recall-petitions

There are 71,955 registered voters in the constituency, so 10% needed for a recall. It is possible if Reform and/or the Conservatives gets all it's voters out, but unlikely.

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Party politics don’t necessarily come into it. Lying criminals Onasanya and Ferrier were both removed from the Commons by the petition route in the last 5 years, it just takes a momentum to build of people doing the right thing. In the internet age support for a petition can easily build.