Co-conspirators will recall the case of ex-Labour MP Jared O’Mara, who was convicted for six counts of expenses fraud, with the court hearing he submitted fake invoices worth £24,000 to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority for work that was not carried out. The judge, summarising the case said O’Mara had forged invoices to fund his “extravagant lifestyle: drink, cigarettes and, above all, cocaine.” He was handed a four-year sentence in February 2023, suspended for two years…
Guido understands that O’Mara was released from prison in August 2024 after spending 18 months behind bars. Now, six months out of prison, he’s celebrating his newfound freedom. During the trial, O’Mara tried to claim that his autism limited his culpability, though the evidence painted a different picture. One of his co-defendants, in a text message, alleged:
“You got sh*tfaced before a Look North TV interview and then harassed a female staff member.”
The court heard that O’Mara had consumed a full litre of vodka beforehand. He wasn’t the last Labour MP to be embroiled in scandal…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”