The jury in the trial of Fiona Onasanya, the Labour MP accused of perverting the course of justice, has failed to reach a verdict after 12 hours of deliberations.
It is the Crown's case that Onasanya, 35, dishonestly named Russian man Aleks Antipow as the driver of her vehicle at the time it was clocked exceeding the speed limit. Onasanya claims that her brother, Festus, who has already pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, completed Antipow's details on the Section 172 Notice that was returned in relation to the speeding offence.
Last Friday afternoon the judge, HHJ Nicholas Hilliard QC, the Recorder of London, indicated to the jury that he would be willing to accept a 10-to-1 majority verdict.
Early this afternoon the jury passed the judge a note indicating that it would be unable to reach a verdict even if given more time.
Discharging the jury, HHJ Hilliard said: "Thank you very much for the evident care and attention you have given this case. The case will have to be retried in due course in front of a different jury."
That retrial will begin on Tuesday, 11th December 2018.
We have received a few emails about this case, but reiterate our stance that we will not be offering any opinion until its conclusion.
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