A British member of Parliament has been given a suspended jail sentence on Thursday for harassing her partner’s friend. She was subsequently expelled from the Labour Party. Claudia Webbe, 56, was given a 10-week sentence—suspended for two years—and 200 hours of community service at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. She was also ordered to pay £3,128 ($4,226) in costs and surcharges within six months. Webbe said she was “very disappointed” with the sentence and will appeal the court’s decision. A Labour spokesman confirmed Webbe’s expulsion shortly after the sentence. The MP for Leicester East was found guilty of harassment on Oct. 13. The court heard that Webbe had made 16 calls to her partner Lester Thomas’s long-term friend Michelle Merritt between Sept. 1, 2018 and April 26, 2020, including one in which she called Merritt “a slag” and threatened to throw acid in her face, and another one in which she said she had seen pictures of …
UK Lawmaker Expelled From Party After Being Handed Jail Term for Harassing Woman
November 4, 2021
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