Webbe appeal delayed

Former Labour MP Claudia Webbe will appeal against her conviction for harassing a love rival in May, a court heard. Webbe, 56, called Michelle Merritt a ‘slag’ threatened to throw acid at her and said she would post naked photos of her to her family. The MP for Leicester East was convicted of harassment at Westminster Magistrates’ Court last November and sentenced to 10 weeks jail, suspended for two years with 200 hours unpaid work. Webbe was also ordered to…