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Fiona Onasanya gets tough on crime

In a dramatic end to the year, the Labour MP Fiona Onasanya was found guilty on Wednesday of perverting the course of justice, after a court found that she had lied to police about speeding to avoid putting points on her driving license. Bizarrely, the MP has since compared herself to Jesus and Moses, and hinted that she may continue on as an MP even though she has had the Labour whip withdrawn.

But even if Onasanya is not the Messiah, she will still need God on her side in the new year, when she returns to court to be sentenced for her crimes. There, a judge will have the difficult task of weighing up whether the honourable Member for Peterborough deserves to go to jail – Onasanya potentially faces a prison term of up to four years.

However the judge may weigh up the merits of sending parliament’s finest to the slammer, Mr Steerpike invites readers in the meantime to consider a fine interjection made by one… Fiona Osanaya on the subject of law and order in the House of Commons earlier this year.

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Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike

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