A former Labour MP facing jail for threatening to throw acid over a suspected love rival reportedly told her supporters: ‘I am a black woman in a white court.’
Claudia Webbe (Leicester East MP) was convicted earlier this year of harassment against Michelle Merritt.
The court heard that she had threatened to throw acid on Ms Merritt’s family and send naked photos and videos to them.
Claudia Webbe, 56 years old, will be sentenced November 4, but she was warned that she could face imprisonment
Ms. Webbe has been suspended from Labour Party and is now an Independent. She was convicted earlier this year of harassment against Michelle Merritt.
Ms Webbe, 56 years old, will be sentenced November 4, but she was warned that she could face imprisonment.
But in a message apparently sent to her supporters before the verdict, the MP – who denied the harassment claims – said: ‘I am a black woman in a white court, facing a white system and white prosecutors.
‘I have been deliberately targeted because I am vulnerable.’
It continued: ‘I know first-hand the sexism and racism institutions and media use to vilify black women.’
Ms Webbe plans to appeal against her conviction but declined to comment yesterday.