April 18, 2008 10:35

Ann Widdecombe: 'Pete Doherty's jailing is long overdue'

Conservative MP slams the incarcerated Babyshambles man

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Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe has slammed the incarcerated Babyshambles man Pete Doherty, saying his jailing is "long overdue".

Speaking to NME.COM, Widdecombe claimed that the fact that he had evaded jail previously sent a negative message to the public.

"This is long overdue," she declared, referring to Doherty's jailing. "The fact that he got away with it for so long was sending out the wrong signals. When someone is in the public eye and sets the wrong example there should be a crackdown.

"Rehabilitation does not go far enough in Pete's case, because we need to send out a signal that what he was doing was illegal. It's good that an example has been made."

For more about Doherty's incarceration see the new issue of NME, out now.