BBC News
Published
image captionHussain Sha said he would blow up Rushanara s office terrorist-style with petrol
A Labour MP exposed to a stream of harassment by a constituent is marking the end of a distressing period after her abuser was sentenced in court.
Bethnal Green and Bow MP Rushanara Ali lived in a constant state of fear when faced with an 18-month hate campaign by Hussain Sha, during which he threatened to kill her.
Sha, 42, said he would blow up her office terrorist-style with petrol .
He was banned from contacting members of parliament for 12 years.
As well as being made a subject of the 12-year restraining order, which requires him to ask a court s permission before contacting any MP, he was sentenced to a three-year community order and 120 hours of community service.
In April 2016 Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan sat beside each other in a debate at the Union Chapel in Islington. They were both on stools – Labour s Khan’s feet swung several inches above the ground – and the difference between them was striking. Khan was scrappy and cocksure.
Goldsmith answered questions with all the pugnacious dynamism of an aristocrat showing tourists around his estate. “I was very taken by a relaxed, laid-back public schoolboy and a much smaller, energised Sadiq,” said an audience member, who at the time was working in City Hall alongside Boris Johnson. “Zac lounged like a head of house at Eton. Sadiq was a coiled spring of energy, of pent-up, furious desire.”
Baroness Tonge confirms her retirement from the Lords - but vows to continue to campaign for Palestine thejc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thejc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Who is Billie Faiers Dancing On Ice skating partner Mark Hanretty and is he married?
Mummy Diaries star Billie Faiers is partnered with professional figure skater Mark Hanretty on this year s Dancing On Ice. Here is everything you need to know about him.
15:17, 21 JAN 2021
The video will auto-play soon8Cancel
Play now
Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.
Sign up
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.
Sadiq Khan said the plan would address concerns about racial profiling
Critique was brought to light during Black Lives Matter movement last summer
Athlete Bianca Williams was stopped part of racially profiled stop-and-search
Labour MP Dawn Butler accused Met Police of racially profiling her in August
Force only needs to record ethnicity of people stopped on foot - not in vehicles