>>>Her refusal to resign is neither here nor there in this context
I agree it wouldn't change the legal outcome of the "too lenient" process. However her aloof attitude and refusal to resign is probably what triggered someone to request the leniency process be started. So if... and I agree it is a big if... her sentence were increased the root cause could be considered to be her attitude. Big own goal if so.
Re getting shot of her and a possible local election...
An official Labour spokesperson has said... "If Fiona does not resign, Labour will support local residents in their efforts to trigger a by-election through a recall petition"
So Labour are OK with going into the fray again... local Conservatives are already making plans and other potential candidates also welcome the challenge. As I think someone said above if it comes to a local election soon this could be one time when the public's views on national events may actually reflect in local elections.
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