How Many Of The Rest Of Us Would Get Wages If We Were In The Slammer?

[ToraToraTora]

https://news.sky.com/story/suspended-labour-mp-mike-amesbury-jailed-after-punching-man-in-street-13316113

Disgraceful.

[barry1010]

He will be out in four or five weeks, hopefully he'll take it as annual leave 

[barry1010]

I now realise he has been suspended and has been collecting his salary for doing nowt for some time, and will continue to do so on his release.

Being found guilty in court should trigger an automatic suspension from the HoC which will stop his pay

[drmorgans]

 

He was suspended by Labour but continued to sit as an Independent?

 

[barry1010]

Isn't that the norm until the next bye-election to replace him as MP?

[Spungle]

What a farce.

[douglas9401]

...or re-elect him.

[drmorgans]

 

Won't his constituency office continue doing much of the work he's paid for? I wonder if his office manager can pop into clink and get him to sign pressing letters.

 

[barry1010]

Don't see why not, over 7500 prisoners have outside jobs such as driving lorries.  Signing bits of paper shouldn't be a problem.

In reality, he would have a proxy to PP for him

[piggynose]

Arguing with a drunk usually has one outcome! 

[youngmafbog]

Not only would I loose my wages but also my securuty clearance, NPPV3 and job!

This is what is fundamentlly wrong with the system here.  If you go to jailfor whatever peiod of time then loose your seat.