MP Claudia Webbe’s appeal hearing over harassment conviction opens
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZE45)
Court hears of obsession' of Leicester East MP, who was given suspended 10-week jail term in November
The MP Claudia Webbe, who was found to have harassed a woman because she was jealous of her relationship with her partner, has begun her attempt to overturn her conviction.
Webbe, 57, the independent MP for Leicester East, was handed a 10-week jail term, suspended for two years, at Westminster magistrates court in November after she was found guilty of harassing Michelle Merritt.
Continue reading...