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MP charged with criminal damage | MP charged with criminal damage |
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A Labour MP has been charged with criminal damage. | A Labour MP has been charged with criminal damage. |
Rob Marris, MP for Wolverhampton South West, is alleged to have climbed over the bonnet of a parked van to board a bus in Pennfields, Wolverhampton. | Rob Marris, MP for Wolverhampton South West, is alleged to have climbed over the bonnet of a parked van to board a bus in Pennfields, Wolverhampton. |
The incident is alleged to have taken place last month. Mr Marris, 53, was charged on Thursday and will appear before magistrates later this month. | The incident is alleged to have taken place last month. Mr Marris, 53, was charged on Thursday and will appear before magistrates later this month. |
Mr Marris, a former solicitor who became an MP in 2001, said he intended to plead not guilty to the charge. | |
"This is a personal matter which has no bearing on my parliamentary duties and the law must quite properly take its course," he said. | |
Mr Marris is also a member of the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU) and Greenpeace. |
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