Former Conservative MP Katie Wallis, who became the first openly transgender MP in the House of Commons in 2022, appeared at Newport Crown Court on Monday facing charges related to possessing a false passport. Wallis, 41, of Butetown, Cardiff, represented herself during the hearing.
The two charges relate to a British passport in the name of Jamie Wallis, her former name, which she is alleged to have possessed with improper intention in April 2022 while still serving as the MP for Bridgend. The second charge is for possession of a false identity document.
Wallis did not enter pleas to either charge. Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke, the Recorder of Cardiff, fixed a trial date for 2 November next year. Wallis was released on conditional bail.
Wallis, who wore a black dress and carried a long pink coat, served as the MP for Bridgend from 2019 to 2024. She came out as transgender in 2022.
