The Curious Case of Jared O'Mara (Disgraced Former Labour MP)

[VoR]

This is such an interesting/bizarre story. He's just been jailed for four years.

Jared O'Mara: The MP who went from obscurity to criminality

Disgraced former MP Jared O'Mara's downfall came almost as swiftly as his unlikely rise.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[COB]

It's SO strange, isn't it? I don't really understand why he stood for election in the first place.

 

[VoR]

He was never expected to beat Nick Clegg so he was kind of a filler candidate until he wasn’t, but either way it was a MASSIVE failure of candidate vetting from Labour at the time.