UK MP Claudia Webbe Loses Appeal Against Conviction but Cannot Now Be Recalled

UK MP Claudia Webbe Loses Appeal Against Conviction but Cannot Now Be Recalled
Labour MP Claudia Webbe (L) arrives with her partner Lester Thomas at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Nov. 4, 2021. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Chris Summers
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A former Labour MP who was convicted of harassing a love rival has lost her appeal against conviction but her sentence has been reduced, meaning her constituents will no longer be able to recall her.

A judge ruled on Thursday that Claudia Webbe, who is currently representing Leicester East as an independent, had not threatened Michelle Merritt, 59, with acid, and he overturned the 10-week suspended sentence that she was given last year.
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