Labour MP ‘made acid threat against woman’

A female Labour MP called a woman a ‘slag’ and made a threat against her involving acid, a court heard. Claudia Webbe, 56, allegedly became ‘obsessed’ with Michelle Merritt due to her friendship with the Leicester East MP’s partner Lester Thomas. Webbe also threatened to reveal naked photographs and videos she supposedly had of Ms Merritt to her family, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. The Labour MP, who appeared in court today (mon) wearing a black skirt suit, denies harassment. Susannah…