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词条 2019 Peterborough recall petition
释义

  1. Background

  2. Procedure and timetable

  3. See also

  4. Notes

  5. References

The Peterborough recall petition is a 2019 recall petition for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Peterborough.[1] It was triggered after independent MP and former Labour MP Fiona Onasanya failed to secure permission to appeal against being found guilty of perverting the course of justice and being sentenced to a terms of imprisonment. Onasanya misled police with regard to a speeding offence in 2017, was convicted in December 2018,[2] and in March 2019 lost an application for permission to appeal against her conviction and sentence.[3]

Background

Onasanya was elected as the Labour MP for Peterborough at the 2017 UK general election and stated her wish to be the first black female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[4] In July 2017, her car was caught speeding doing 41mph in a 30mph zone in Thorney, Cambridgeshire. A Notice of Intended Prosecution was returned to the police in her name claiming that Aleks Antipow was the driver. However, it was later revealed that Antipow was in his native Russia at the time.[5] Around the same time, her brother had also responded to two other NIPs with false names.[6] Both Fiona and Festus Onasanya were consequently charged with perverting the course of justice; Festus pleaded guilty while Fiona pleaded not guilty.

Owing to the jury at the Old Bailey failing to reach a verdict, Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC ordered a retrial.[7] At the retrial, Onasanya was found guilty and compared herself afterwards to several biblical figures including Moses and Jesus who had been convicted by courts in their day; she declared her intention to appeal.[8] Onasanya received a three-month prison sentence.[9] The Attorney General reviewed the sentence after a complaint was received from the public that it was unduly lenient, and concluded that it was not.[10][11] Onsanya was released from prison on 26 February 2019, after serving four weeks.[12] Her appeal against conviction was rejected on 5 March 2019,[13] and later that day, the Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow announced in Parliament that a recall petition would be put into place against her.

Procedure and timetable

Under the Recall of MPs Act 2015, any MP who receives a prison sentence of a year or less is subject to a recall petition, though the procedure cannot begin until appeals have been unsuccessful.[14][15] Onasanya lost her appeal on 5 March 2019. The court officially informed the Speaker of the House of Commons who, later that day, took the necessary steps to initiate the process which included notifying the petition officer for the constituency.[16]

The petition officer for Peterborough is obliged to open the petition within 10 working days of receiving this notice. Up to ten designated signing places could be set up and remain open for six weeks for constituents to sign the petition. Ten percent of eligible constituents (6,967 out of 69,673) would have to sign in order to recall Onasanya and call a by-election.[17][18] Registered parliamentary electors may sign the petition at their assigned polling place, or do so by post or by proxy.[19]

Onasanya would be eligible to stand in that by-election, though the Labour party would not support her — the party is encouraging voters to sign the petition and, along with several other parties, has selected a by-election candidate.[19][20][21]

The recall petition will be open for six weeks from Tuesday 19 March until Wednesday 1 May in ten polling places within the Peterborough constituency.[18][22]{{refn|group=note|The polling places are closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday,[23] hence the extra two days of being open.}} Constituents will sign a form, which will then be placed in a ballot box, which will be emptied and counted every night. No ongoing tally is reported by the petitions officer, and it will not be known if the required threshold has been reached until the end of the six week period. The process will only be stopped if Onasanya resigns or a general election is called.[24]

UK law prohibits forecasts of the outcome of recall petitions which are based on statements from or surveys of potential signatories.[25]

See also

  • 2018 North Antrim recall petition

Notes

1. ^{{cite web |first=Rajeev |last=Syal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/29/fiona-onasanya-labour-mp-speeding-ticket-could-spark-byelection |title=Sentencing of MP who lied to avoid speeding ticket could spark byelection |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=2019-01-30}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-47040912 |title=Fiona Onasanya: Peterborough MP jailed in speeding case |publisher=BBC News |date= |accessdate=2019-01-30}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-47455618|title=Fiona Onasanya: Jailed MP loses appeal against conviction|publisher=BBC News |date= | accessdate=2019-03-05}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/convicted-mp-dreamed-of-being-first-black-female-prime-minister-893128.html |title=Convicted MP dreamed of being first black female prime minister |publisher=Irish Examiner |date=2018-12-19 |accessdate=2019-01-30}}
5. ^{{cite web |author=Anna Savva |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/mp-fiona-onasanya-russian-trial-15411475 |title=MP Fiona Onasanya claimed man in Russia was behind wheel during speeding offence - Cambridgeshire Live |publisher=Cambridge-news.co.uk |date=2018-11-13 |accessdate=2019-01-30}}
6. ^{{cite paper |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sentencing-remarks-onasanyadocx.pdf |title=Sentencing remarks - Onasanya |publisher=Ministry of Justice |date= |accessdate=2019-01-30}}
7. ^{{cite web|first=Tristan |last=Kirk |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/fiona-onasanya-facing-retrial-over-speeding-case-after-claiming-russian-was-behind-the-wheel-a4000336.html |title=Fiona Onasanya facing retrial over speeding case after claiming Russian was behind the wheel |publisher=Evening Standard |date=2018-11-26 |accessdate=2019-01-30}}
8. ^{{cite web|first=Rajeev |last=Syal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/20/labour-mp-fiona-onasanya-likens-her-conviction-to-that-of-biblical-figures |title=Labour MP compares herself to Jesus after penalty points conviction |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=2019-01-30}}
9. ^{{cite web |first=Rajeev |last=Syal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/29/labour-mp-fiona-onasanya-jailed-for-lying-speeding-ticket |title=Fiona Onasanya to try to stay on as MP despite jail sentence |publisher=The Guardian |date=2019-01-29 |accessdate=2019-01-30}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-47071120 |title=Fiona Onasanya: Peterborough MP's jail term to be reviewed |publisher=BBC News |date=2019-01-31 |accessdate=2019-02-01}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-47360323 |title=Fiona Onasanya: Speeding MP's jail term 'not unduly lenient' |publisher=BBC News |date=2019-02-25 |accessdate=2019-02-26}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-47369669 |title=Fiona Onasanya: Speeding MP released from prison |publisher=BBC News |date=2019-02-26 |accessdate=2019-02-26}}
13. ^{{cite web |title=Monday 11 February 2019 Votes and Proceedings |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmvote/190211v01.pdf |publisher=House of Commons |accessdate=12 February 2019}}
14. ^{{cite legislation UK |type=act |year=1981 |chapter=34 |act=Representation of the People Act 1981 |section=1}}
15. ^{{cite legislation UK |type=act |year=2015 |chapter=25 |act=Recall of MPs Act 2015 |section=1}}
16. ^{{cite news |last1=Syal |first1=Rajeev |title=MP Fiona Onasanya loses appeal against conviction |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/05/mp-fiona-onasanya-loses-attempt-to-appeal-against-conviction |work=The Guardian |date=5 March 2019}}
17. ^{{cite web |author= |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/this-is-how-peterborough-residents-can-remove-fiona-onasanya-as-mp-under-a-recall-petition-1-8761412 |title=This is how Peterborough residents can remove Fiona Onasanya as MP under a recall petition |publisher=Peterborough Telegraph |date=8 January 2019 |accessdate=30 January 2019}}
18. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2019-03-08/peterborough-mp-recall-petition-set-to-cost-500-000/ |title=Peterborough MP recall petition set to cost £500,000 |website=ITV News |date=8 March 2019 |accessdate=11 March 2019}}
19. ^{{cite news |title=Selection of next Peterborough Labour Party candidate will be more rigorous than Fiona Onasanya selection |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/selection-of-next-peterborough-labour-party-candidate-will-be-more-rigorous-than-fiona-onasanya-selection-1-8788815 |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk |language=en}}
20. ^{{cite news |title=Labour to choose next Peterborough parliamentary candidate from all-woman shortlist to replace Fiona Onasanya |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/labour-to-choose-next-peterborough-parliamentary-candidate-from-all-woman-shortlist-to-replace-fiona-onasanya-1-8794765 |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk |date=1 February 2019 |language=en}}
21. ^{{cite web |last1=Rodgers |first1=Sienna |title=Labour selects Lisa Forbes to replace Fiona Onasanya in Peterborough |url=https://labourlist.org/2019/02/labour-selects-lisa-forbes-to-replace-fiona-onasanya-in-peterborough/ |website=LabourList |accessdate=6 March 2019 |date=21 February 2019}}
22. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/news/council/notification-received-from-speaker-on-recall-petition/ |title=Notification received from Speaker on recall petition |website=Peterborough City Council |access-date=11 March 2019}}
23. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/council/elections/public-notice-of-petition-to-remove-the-mp-for-peterborough-fiona-onasanya/ |title=Public notice of petition to remove the MP for Peterborough Fiona Onasanya |website=Peterborough City Council |access-date=11 March 2019}}
24. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/crime/this-is-what-peterborough-residents-will-sign-in-the-recall-petition-to-trigger-a-by-election-after-fiona-onasanya-loses-her-appeal-1-8835451|title=This is what Peterborough residents will sign in the recall petition to trigger a by-election after Fiona Onasanya loses her appeal|website=www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}}
25. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/|title=BBC - Editorial Guidelines - Editorial Guidelines|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bbc.co.uk|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-03-20|quote=There are automatic reporting restrictions in relation to recall petitions. They state that until the end of the last day of the signing period of the petition we must not publish / broadcast: Any statement relating to whether any person has signed the petition where that statement is (or might reasonably be taken to be) based on information given by that person; or Any forecast as to the result of the petition which is (or might reasonably be taken to be) based on information so given.}}

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