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Lizzy Buchan & Henry Vaughan

BIZARRE: Shamed mp claudia webbe loses appeal in move that could boot her out of office | Mind Blowing Facts

Former Labour MP Claudia Webbe has lost her appeal against her conviction for harassing a love rival - but won't face being kicked out of Parliament.

Webbe, who represents Leicester East as an independent after being expelled by Labour, was last year found guilty and handed a 10-week suspended jail sentence after targeting Michelle Merritt, 59, between September 2018 and April 2020.

She faced the threat of a recall petition, which could have triggered a by-election, as a result of her original suspended sentence.

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