Brexiteer troll in court

A Brexiteer troll accused of sending ‘horrifically offensive’ messages to former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and ex-Commons Speaker John Bercow has appeared in court. Paul Ritchie, 34, is accused of sending 28 emails to 13 different public figures between March and August 2019. Wearing a pale blue shirt, the Scot appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via a video-link at his home in West Linton. Ruby Selva, prosecuting, said: ‘A number of abusive emails were sent to members of parliament who…