Ex-Labour MP Fiona Onasanya LOSES appeal against conviction for lying to police

Onasanya was jailed on January 29 for perverting the course of justice after lying to police to avoid a speeding fine and was eventually kicked out of the Labour Party. She was jailed for three months at the Old Bailey in January and was released from prison after serving one month behind bars. But Onasanya denied the charge and appealed her conviction.Representing herself at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, Onasanya told the court: "The charge against me was perverting the course of justice.

"I said from the outset, and I still maintain my innocence, that I did not do that."

But she was refused permission for a full appeal by three leading judges.

The 35-year-old

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