An MP's wife has been charged with burgling her husband's lover's house and stealing a £20 tabby kitten.
Christine Hemming, 52, wife of Yardley Lib Dem MP John Hemming, did not enter a plea when she appeared at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.
She is charged with burgling the home of researcher Emily Cox, with whom Mr Hemming fathered a child in 2005.
The burglary is said to have taken place on 29 September. The case has been committed for trial.
Mrs Hemming has been granted conditional bail and will appear before magistrates for a committal hearing on 16 December.
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