Quote SirStan="SirStan"Lord F's halo just slipped a tiny bit with this news. Disgraceful behaviour, which I expect to be rightfully castigated from all sides.'"
Indeed it should be. No excuses.
But the timing of this is staggering given current events. The Mail reports:
Quote SirStan="The Wail"He initially denied the charge at Harrogate Magistrates' Court last year but later changed his plea to guilty.
Pearson has now been fined £500 and banned from driving for 16 months.
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The trial was last year. How long does it take for a pre-sentence report to be obtained and a decision on sentencing made? Seems uncanny that this is finally resolved in the last couple of days when the offence took place last May and the trial was also last year.