Man found guilty of sending menacing tweets to Labour MP Stella Creasy

Peter Nunn retweeted messages threatening to sexually assault MP after she backed Jane Austen banknote campaign

A man faces jail after sending abusive Twitter messages to Labour MP Stella Creasy after she supported a successful campaign to put Jane Austen on the £10 note.

Peter Nunn retweeted "menacing" posts threatening to rape the Walthamstow MP and called her a witch. He launched his "campaign of hatred" after she backed Caroline Criado-Perez's campaign to keep a woman on a British banknote.

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