Claudia Webbe: Leicester MP accused of harassment

Labor MP Claudia Webbe has been accused of harassing a woman.

Webbe, who represents Leicester East, is charged with one count of harassment between September 2018 and April this year.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the 55-year-old MP is due to appear before Westminster Magistrates Court on November 11.

Webbe has said he is “innocent of any crime” and will defend himself “vigorously” in court.

Jenny Hopkins from the CPS said: “The CPS has decided today that Claudia Webbe, MP from Leicester East, should be charged with a crime of harassment against a woman.

“The CPS made the decision after receiving a file of evidence from the Metropolitan Police.”

Ms. Webbe was elected MP for Leicester East in the December general election, assuming the post previously held by Keith Vaz.

He was a councilor in Islington, north London, between 2010 and 2018, and was also a member of the National Labor Executive Committee.

Early in her career, she acted as an advisor to Ken Livingstone when he was Mayor of London.