Former Tory MP faces trial accused of having false passport

A erstwhile Conservative MP volition spell connected proceedings adjacent twelvemonth accused of having a mendacious passport during the clip she was sitting successful parliament.

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

Wallis, who uses pistillate pronouns and was antecedently known arsenic Jamie, served arsenic the MP for Bridgend successful South Wales from 2019 to 2024.

She appeared earlier Newport Crown Court connected Monday and faces 2 charges relating to the possession of a mendacious passport.

The archetypal is possession of an individuality papers with improper intention, "namely a British passport successful the sanction of Jamie Wallis, that was mendacious and that she knew oregon believed to beryllium false".

The 2nd complaint relates to the possession of a mendacious individuality papers successful the sanction of Jamie Wallis "that was false".

Wallis was alleged to beryllium successful possession of the papers successful April 2022, portion she was inactive serving arsenic a Conservative MP.

The defendant, who represented herself during the hearing, did not participate pleas to the 2 charges.

Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke, the Recorder of Cardiff, fixed a proceedings day for 2 November adjacent year.

Wallis was released connected conditional bail.