US EditionFormer Tory MP appears in court charged with having false passport
BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH, WALES, JUL 21 – Katie Wallis faces charges for possessing a false passport during her term as MP, with the next court hearing scheduled for August 15, according to court officials.
- On Monday, Cardiff Crown Court heard the case against former Conservative MP Katie Wallis, charged with possessing a false passport during her tenure as an MP.
- From 2019 to 2024 Katie Wallis served as MP for Bridgend and became the first openly transgender MP before allegedly possessing a false passport in April 2022.
- On Monday, Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke said: `I’m going to adjourn this for a short period of time to enable you to decide whether you want to get at least some initial advice.`
- Wallis was released on bail until 09:00 BST on August 15 and must return by that time, according to court orders.
- With no plea entered, the prosecution has been ordered to provide Wallis with hard copies of the case papers ahead of the next hearing.
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Former MP appears in court charged with having false passport
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Former Tory MP appears in court charged with having false passport
Katie Wallis served as the MP for Bridgend in South Wales between 2019 and 2024.
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Former Bridgend MP appears in court over alleged false passport
Wallis, 41, of Butetown, Cardiff, represented Bridgend from 2019 to 2024 and became the first openly transgender MP in the House of Commons in 2022. She appeared in court on Monday, 21 July, representing herself. The charge — possession of a false passport “without reasonable excuse” — relates to an alleged offence in April 2022, while Wallis was still an MP. Although the charge was not formally read out in court, it had previously been outlined…
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