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Originally Posted by nomadking
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All in all, what are the Met going on about?  Nowhere does it say it's dependent on the date of the test.
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Have removed some of the post for brevity. There are a couple of issues - first being that a change of law could be seen as applying retrospectively to the chain of events in motion making a prosecution more difficult.
The second being she went home following the result. I'm not sure if the law can mandate someone to undertake a hotel stay regardless of whether they can claim it as an expense.
That said I don't think it's a defence for an MP to act in a way any reasonable person would say goes against the guidance, regardless of whether it was in legislation or not. Her actions in travelling to London fell below that threshold and she should resign.