Troll wanted MP to be ‘Jo Coxed’

A warehouseman urged his Twitter followers to ‘Jo Cox’ a Tory MP because she was delighted by Zac Goldsmith’s by-election defeat, a court heard. Michael McAlpine, 25, said Anna Soubry, 60, should ‘have a heat attack’ after she described Goldsmith’s loss as ‘sensational.’ The MP for Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire highlighted McAlpine’s spelling mistake and called him a ‘sad, cowardly troll’. McAlpine, who classes himself as ‘centre right’, then sent a public tweet at 7:41am on 2 December saying: ‘Someone jo…

This Content is for Members only

Please register or login to access it

Register