24 h. ago Man, 61, guilty of stalking former Tory minister Penny Mordaunt

Brandt sent at least 17 emails and three phone messages to Ms Mordaunt, as well as turning up at her Portsmouth constituency office out-of-hours

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48 h. ago Crumbs! MPs blast Parliament officials over 'bonkers' decision to label Xmas biscuits as 'gingerbread people'

Tory former minister Sir Desmond Swayne expressed his anger at the sale of a £1.70 'gingerbread person' on the parliamentary estate.

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51 h. ago Former councillor turned up to Penny Mordaunt's office 'to commiserate with her for not getting the top job', stalking trial hears

Edward Brandt is currently on trial at Southampton Crown Court for stalking former MP for Portsmouth North Penny Mordaunt between September 11 2023 and May 12 2024.

Society

54 h. ago Man accused of stalking Dame Penny Mordaunt says interest ‘only political’

Ex-councillor and professional sailor Edward Brandt is on trial at Southampton Crown Court.

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3 d. ago Penny Mordaunt's 'creepy stalker' says he is 'harmless' and only wanted to 'congratulate' former Conservative MP

Edward Brandt is accused of stalking the Tory leadership candidate between 2023 and 2024, which left her fearing she would be a victim of 'sexual violence'.

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3 d. ago Revealed: The sinister emails sent by trans woman as she stalked surgeon who carried out her gender reassignment operation

Vivienne Taylor yesterday pleaded guilty at Westminster magistrates court to stalking and threatening Tina Rashid - who specialises in surgery for trans women.

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5 d. ago Penny Mordaunt sobs as she tells court 'stalker' bombarded her with calls and jumped over the security gate at her office

The former Defence Secretary, 52, told a jury that Edward Brandt, 60, left her 'feeling very vulnerable'.

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5 d. ago Myleene Klass' 'horrific experience' in court following harrowing stalker ordeal

Myleene Klass has opened up about her time in court last month, where Peter Windsor, 61, was found guilty of stalking Myleene and her Classic FM colleague Katie Breathwick

Economics

8 d. ago Fake Madeleine McCann stalking trial ends as Karen Spragg grins over not guilty verdict

Karen Spragg could be seen beaming in pictures taken outside Leicester Crown Court, but was unable to speak to the press due to a restraining order imposed by a judge

Politics

8 d. ago Moment 'fake' Madeleine McCann caught lurking outside Gerry and Kate's home in darkness

Julia Wandelt, a Polish national who has been claiming to be Madeleine McCann, was found not guilty of stalking the family of the missing girl, but was guilty of harassing them

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8 d. ago 'Russian spy' brit Howard Phillips who dreamt of being James Bond jailed

Howard Phillips was trying to pass on information to the Russians about Tory MP Grant Shapps when he was Minister of Defence and thought he was talking to agents from Moscow

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8 d. ago Madeleine McCann stalking trial: 9 key points as Julia Wandelt guilty of harassment

Julia Wandelt, 24, who has repeatedly claimed to be missing Madeleine McCann, was found not guilty of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann, but was convicted of harassment

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8 d. ago Woman, 24, who claimed to be missing Madeleine McCann guilty of harassment

A jury found Julia Wandelt, 24, guilty of harassment and not guilty of stalking

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8 d. ago Moment Polish fantasist who believed she was Madeleine McCann confronts Kate and Gerry on their doorstep

Julia Wandelt, 24, let out an audible gasp as the jury returned verdicts on Friday. Her friend and 'supporter' Karen Spragg, 61, a care worker, was cleared of stalking.

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8 d. ago Julia Wandelt: Woman who claimed she was Madeleine McCann guilty of harassing missing girl's parents

Wandelt, 24, cleared of stalking as co-defendant Karen Spragg is found not guilty of stalking or harassment

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8 d. ago McCann stalking case jury clear Cardiff woman but find Julia Wandelt guilty of harassment

Karen Spragg, from Caerau, wept in the dock alongside co-defendant Julia Wandelt as the verdicts were read out

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8 d. ago Fake Madeleine McCann found guilty of harassing missing girl's parents

Julia Wandelt, from Poland, who tearfully told jurors she believed she was Madeleine McCann during a trial has been found guilty of harassing the missing girl's family but cleared of stalking

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8 d. ago Fake Madeleine McCann Julia Wandelt guilty of harassing missing girl's family

Julia Wandelt, from Poland, who tearfully told jurors she believed she was Madeleine McCann during a trial has been found guilty of harassing the missing girl's family but cleared of stalking

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1 week ago UK lawyers warn of ‘race to the bottom’ after Tory MP issues deportation threat

Top lawyers call for change in rhetoric that has left minority ethnic Britons fearful as politicians target migrantsUK politics live – latest updatesLeading British lawyers have warned of a political “race to the bottom”, after a Conservative MP tipped as future party leader said large numbers of legally settled families must be deported.Katie Lam, a shadow Home Office minister and a Tory whip, said people with legal status in the UK should have their right to stay revoked, to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”. The Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, rowed back on Lam’s statement last Thursday, weeks later. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Penny Mordaunt plots comeback with warning against Trumpian policies for Britain

Penny Mordaunt speaks to The Independent about her new book – and her hopes of a return to Westminster

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