On Monday 28th August, a Labour MP from Leicester East was suspended from the party following charges of harassment of a woman over two years. Claudia Webbe has insisted that she was innocent and is now due to appear at the Westminster magistrates court on November 11.
According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Claudia was accused of carrying out the offence between September 2018 and April 26 this year. In a statement the CPS said, “The CPS has today decided that Claudia Webbe, MP for Leicester East, should be charged with an offence of harassment against one female. The CPS made the decision after receiving a file of evidence from the Metropolitan police.
“Criminal proceedings against Ms Webbe are now active and she has the right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”
