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The Independent
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Passengers intervene to stop Labour MP being ‘hassled' by man on Tube
Labour MP Stella Creasy thanked London Underground passengers for intervening when she was harassed by a man on the Victoria Line. Ms Creasy is considering reporting the incident to the police and has appealed for witnesses to come forward. This incident follows a history of abuse and harassment faced by Ms Creasy, including from anti-abortion activists and a man who was jailed in 2014 for sending her violent messages. She was previously forced to install a panic button at her home due to threats received after supporting Jane Austen's image on a banknote. The incident highlights concerns raised by a recent cross-party inquiry, which warned that abuse and intimidation against MPs are undermining democracy, and called for a review of electoral law and enhanced security for political candidates. Stella Creasy thanks passengers for intervening as she was 'hassled' by man on London Underground
The Independent
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Stella Creasy thanks passengers for intervening as she was ‘hassled' by man on London Underground
A female Labour MP has thanked London Underground passengers for rushing to her defence as she was hassled by a man. Stella Creasy was on the Victoria Line when she began to be harassed by the male passenger in an incident she is planning to report to the police. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Walthamstow MP said: 'If you were one of the passengers on the victoria line just now who intervened to stop a man hassling me thank you from the bottom of my heart. 'Please get in touch with my office if you are prepared to be a witness as maybe the police might listen to you about him now!' The Independent contacted Ms Creasy to ask for more details. TFL was contacted for comment. Ms Creasy has been repeatedly targeted with abuse, lashing out last year at the crusade of harassment launched against her by anti-abortion activists, an issue on which she has campaigned. In a moving interview with The Independent, Ms Creasy said she was facing 'a bonfire of abuse' from anti-abortion ideologues on social media in punishment for campaigning on abortion rights. And in 2013, a man was arrested after launching a torrent of violent abuse on social media at Ms Creasy. Peter Nunn, a blogger from Bristol, was sentenced to 18 weeks imprisonment in September 2014 for sending messages to Ms Creasy calling her a witch and retweeting rape threats. She and other feminist campaigners were harassed after expressing support for the image of author Jane Austen to be placed on a banknote. After the incident, Ms Creasy was forced to have a panic button installed in her home. Ms Creasy's latest incident comes months after a cross-party inquiry warned that democracy is being undermined by the scale of abuse, threats and intimidation facing MPs. A survey by the Speaker's Conference revealed about half of MPs said threatening behaviour had caused anxiety or depression (49 per cent), with a similar share feeling unsafe as a result (52 per cent). The inquiry concluded that electoral law is 'not fit for purpose' in relation to tackling abuse of political candidates in elections and called for a Government review to assess security and electoral integrity. This phase of the Conference was established in 2024 to help ensure that elections to Parliament are conducted freely and fairly, without threats or violence. It also seeks to enable candidates to campaign safely and support elected representatives to do their job securely. Commenting on the findings, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Commons Speaker and chairman of the Speaker's Conference, said: 'Participating in free and fair democratic processes – as a candidate or a Member of Parliament – is a privilege, and we expect that to come with robust political discourse and debate. 'But abuse, threats and intimidation should never be part of this job. It threatens the health of our democracy, and forces people to choose between the public good and their own safety and wellbeing. 'I am grateful to members, their staff and the witnesses we have heard from to date for sharing their experiences with us and look forward to working with colleagues on the next phase of the Conference's work.'
Sky News
6 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News
Labour MP Stella Creasy thanks tube passengers for intervening as she was 'hassled' on Victoria line
Labour MP Stella Creasy has revealed she was "hassled" by a man on the London underground and has thanked passengers who rushed to her aid. Ms Creasy, who has been an MP since 2010, also said in a post on her X and Facebook accounts that whoever helped her on Tuesday should reach out to her office if they were prepared to be a witness, following the incident. She said: "If you were one of the passengers on the Victoria Line just now who intervened to stop a man hassling me thank you from the bottom of my heart. "Please get in touch with my office if you are prepared to be a witness as maybe the police might listen to you about him now!" It's not the first time Ms Creasy has been targeted. Ms Creasy received numerous rape threats and misogynistic messages on her Twitter timeline in 2013 after supporting feminist campaigner Caroline Criado Perez, who lobbied the Bank of England to put a woman on the £10 note. In 2023, Ms Creasy also revealed she had been after a man using an alias complained that her "extreme views" would damage her children and they should be removed from her. The complaint was dismissed and the man, who had no personal connection to Ms Creasy or her two children, apologised. But the Labour MP was left with a social services record after the "malicious" report by the man, who was later convicted of harassing her. In June last year, a separate incident saw Ms Creasy's office being attacked and "malicious" leaflets circulated. The Metropolitan Police confirmed at the time that an investigation had been launched into criminal damage at Ms Creasy's office.
Telegraph
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Miliband's climate statement not so much historic as histrionic
Have MPs started their holidays early? If so, Bangkok's loss is our gain. Westminster was cool and peaceful; the Commons half-empty. Only 42 Labour MPs attended Ed Miliband's statement on the climate, billed as 'historic'. The rest will remember where they were when it happened because they had such a lovely day at Lord's. 'The UK's climate is getting hotter and wetter,' ranted Ed. 'Thank God there's somebody in this chamber trying to save the planet!' squealed Stella Creasy. She can probably thank the whips there was anyone in it at all. A few sad sacks with nowt better to do congratulated the Environment Secretary for putting solar panels on school halls, gyms, even on the pupils – but this was a subject Ed would've been quite happy to talk about all by himself. Indeed I'm told by concerned members of staff that he frequently does. 'I notice there are young people sitting in the gallery,' he observed emotionally, thinking of all the rain they'll have to endure: 'future generations who have genuine anxiety about what world they're going to inherit.' One of the teenagers had a green mohawk. I felt more anxiety about meeting him down a dark alley than he's probably ever felt about coastal erosion. If the kids looked bored, who are we to judge? Labour plays its eco card by a tedious script. Appeal to bipartisanship, 'this is not a party political matter', then call anyone who asks questions a Right-wing crank. The Tories requested a costing for net zero; Miliband denounced them as 'anti-science… anti-jobs and anti-energy security.' This wasn't historic so much as histrionic, though at least Ed believes what he says. Even fewer MPs turned out to hear Yvette say what she doesn't, i.e. that borders are sacrosanct and illegal crossings unwelcome. For this Home Office statement I counted only 17 Labour MPs, 18 if you include Angela Eagle's massive handbag. Black and bulging, it looked as if she had dismembered a corpse and was looking for a place to dispose of it. In the Thames, perhaps? That would be illegal. Labour nabs serial killers for littering. Cooper is proud of the 'one-in, one-out' deal Britain has negotiated with France, along with a special offer on magic beans. It shows that 'treating other people with respect can result in positive action,' said Clive Efford. It also shows what you can get if you pay over the odds. Under this arrangement, if Britain returns a person who came by boat, France will deliver us a legitimate refugee – akin to rewarding a family who fends off a burglar by sending a complete stranger to live in their house. The public isn't interested in such reciprocity. They want lower numbers. Tory Chris Philp, who had an unsightly stain on his tie, accused Cooper of 'sounding rather pleased with herself' – but was dead wrong. She sounded exhausted. One year in, Labour is worn down. Perhaps its sole achievement is to liberalise attitudes towards recreational drugs. Lib Dem Josh Babarinde asked the Government if it could help tidy the verges of Eastbourne and 'make our grass great again!'. Never mind mowing it, I'd be tempted to smoke it. I wondered if Master Mohawk knew where to score some Eastbourne Kush.
Telegraph
07-07-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
In Chancellor's absence, a new titanic ego has the chance to avoid questions
I do hope the Chancellor doesn't resign. The world can't take another podcast. Hence it was very worrying when Mel Stride asked a question about the economy and Darren Jones answered rather than the emotional Ms Reeves. The latter, one assumes, was in her rollers watching Terms of Endearment, sobbing into a litre tub of chocolate ice cream. We've all been there – and rather there than here, listening to Darren evade Commons scrutiny. Given there is a £6 billion hole in the budget, observed Sir Mel, do we have any fiscal rules left? The answer, in so many words? 'Liz Truss'. Meg Hillier asked the Treasury Secretary to explain the value of fiscal discipline and he replied 'Liz Truss'. John Glen urged him to make an 'impact assessment' of any tax rises: Jones said 'Liz Truss', smiled and shrugged. Harriet Baldwin suggested that the markets were concerned about the 'wellbeing' of the absent Chancellor – perhaps having a personal moment with 20 Rothmans and the EastEnders omnibus – and Jones said he was 'not entirely sure what the question was', but nevertheless, 'Liz Truss'. At this point, Stella Creasy revealed that she was 'the MP for the constituency that the lettuce was from that lasted longer' than Liz Truss. Labour members howled with laughter. I did not. Given the corruption in London voting, there's a good chance that the lettuce voted for Stella Creasy. Jones, a titanic ego, breezed through the session as if everything in the World of Darren is going tickety-boo – an impression subverted by the only MP who would share his front bench, Christian Wakeford. Wakeford, with a beer belly and vanishing hair, has the air of a man whose life has fallen apart and is sleeping in a van down by the river. He doesn't move. He stares at the ceiling. A passing MP instinctively dropped a fiver in his hat. Up popped the loyal backbenchers with scripted lines about 'financial mismanagement', telling us the Tories had 'seven different fiscal rules' at least seven times. Chris Vince, barely out of uni, suggested one reason for the 'fiscal mess' was the Tories cutting '1,200 HMRC compliance officers. And I declare an interest because one of them was my mum!'. Jas Athwal, in his question about the 'dangerous dismantling of all our public services', neglected to declare that he was once criticised for the poor state of the flats he let to tenants. When Deirdre Costigan raised the plight of children sleeping in 'mouldy, temporary homes', the irony was missed. But the prize for toe-curling must go to Jeevun Sandher, a boy who looks and sounds like an Apprentice candidate, the kind that says 'I am the best salesman since Julius Caesar', then gets knocked out in round one after scoring zero sales. 'I'm amaaazed the party opposite brought an urgent question on fiscal rules,' he oozed, 'I mean guyyys – and it is all guyyys – come on!' Guys?! The Tory benches included several women, plus Mel Stride. Esther McVey looked ready to thump him. As for me, I had ceased listening and was thinking of centrist co-hosts for Rachel's inevitable, bland podcast. My best is ex-sailor Penny Mordaunt: they can call it 'Politics with Davros and the Sea Devil.' It'll blow The Rest is Blah out of the water.
