What are the rules in the UK if the prime minister or other MPs go to prison?

[Itsthedress]

Just following the Trump saga and wondering how we would deal with a similar situation?

If you serve a sentence of 12 months or more you are not allowed to be an mp for the duration of that sentence.

So technically someone could go to prison they would be excluded from parliament but they could run in the next election

So if they were in jail for 11 months, they would continue as an MP / PM during that time? In the case of PM, I suppose the deputy would take over until they got out? but could they then continue as PM once released?

My understanding is they would be banned from being a serving mp for 12 months but when they came out it wouldn't be a case of just resuming the job they would have to seek election again.

I might be wrong but that's my understanding of the rules

If it is a sentence ofunder a year and all appeals have been exhausted a recall petition is triggered (there was a new act in 2015) and as long as 10 percent of constituents sign it triggers a by election. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recall_of_MPs_Act_2015 Fiona Onasanya lost her seat after a conviction in 2019. She had already been expelled by the Labour Party.

If an MP is convicted of a crime and receives a custodial sentence of any length, they are now subject to a recall petition, so 10% of their constituents can demand that the MP lose their seat and trigger a by-election.

In addition they would almost certainly lose the whip as soon as convicted and face pressure to resign. And of course are automatically barred if the sentence is over 12 months and from memory a conviction for interfering with an election would also potentially do that but I’m not 100% sure on that.

Is that you Rishi?

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