Former Conservative MP appears in court accused of having false passport

A erstwhile Conservative MP has appeared successful court, accused of having a mendacious passport.

Katie Wallis, 41, from the Butetown country of Cardiff, became the archetypal openly transgender MP successful the House of Commons successful 2022.

Wallis, antecedently known arsenic Jamie, served arsenic the MP for Bridgend from 2019 to 2024.

She appeared earlier Cardiff Magistrates' Court connected Monday, representing herself, wherever the complaint was work out.

The suspect was accused of having a mendacious passport "without tenable excuse" successful April 2022, portion she was inactive serving arsenic a Conservative MP.

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Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke, the Recorder of Cardiff, adjourned the proceeding truthful that Wallis could determine whether to question ineligible representation.

"I'm going to adjourn this for a abbreviated play of clip to alteration you to determine whether you privation to get astatine slightest immoderate archetypal advice," the justice said.

Wallis, who wore a pinkish jacket, was released connected bail until the adjacent proceeding connected 15 August.