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Originally Posted by jfman
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.
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The law was effective as of Mon 28th Sept. That is the day she received the positive test result.
The press release of Mon 28th Sept states.
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From today, people in England will be required by law to self-isolate if they test positive or are contacted by NHS Test and Trace.
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She still will have been in close contact after the 28th with somebody who had tested positive, even though that somebody was herself. Would be rather absurd if somebody in close contact with her on the 29th had to self-isolate, but she didn't have to self-isolate.