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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katie Dickinson

Ex-MP accused of fraud ‘went to constituency office once or twice in six months’

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A former MP accused of fraud went to his constituency office “once or twice” in six months and attended a staff meeting “on some sort of substance”, an ex-employee has told a court.

Jared O’Mara, 41, who represented Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019, told staff he wanted to put videos of himself “doing comedic routines” online and “shouted and swore” at employees who challenged him, jurors have heard.

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