A Labour MP has been charged with one count of perverting the course of justice, it emerged today.
Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya, 34, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on July 12.
The MP, an ally of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, is due to appear in court again on August 13 in connection with the alleged offence.
The offence carries a maximum penalty of life in jail.
Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya (pictured with Jeremy Corbyn last year) appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on July 12
Ms Onasanya is a member of Mr Corbyn’s frontbench team, serving as a whip.
Cambridgeshire Police have confirmed the alleged offence took place in its in area.
A spokeswoman said: ‘Fiona Oluyinka Onasanya, 34, from Peterborough has been charged with one count of perverting the course of justice.
‘She appeared at Westminster Magistrate’s Court on 12 July and is due to appear in court again on 13 August.’
Ms Onasanya’s office declined to comment today when contacted by MailOnline.
The MP holds one of Labour’s most marginal seats after beating Tory Stewart Jackson by just 607 votes at the election last year.
The seat is in England’s Brexit heartlands and was a crucial swing seat at the June 2017 poll, symbolising the Labour surge that destroyed Theresa May’s majority.
Ms Onasanya is a commercial property solicitor who joined the Labour Party after the London riots.
Ms Onasanya (pictured in the Commons earlier this month) is a member of Mr Corbyn’s frontbench team, serving as a whip
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