Overview
- The sentencing on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, followed guilty pleas to three counts of malicious communications for messages sent between 26 January and 9 March that targeted Yvette Cooper, Sir James Cleverly and Peter Kyle.
- District Judge Lucy Hogarth handed a 16-week prison term suspended for 18 months and ordered an alcohol treatment requirement, probation supervision, 100 hours of unpaid work and £239 in costs and victim surcharge.
- Court evidence and voicemails recorded abusive language and implied threats, including messages calling MPs 'baby killers' and accusing them of supporting Israeli actions, which victims said caused fear and disrupted constituency work.
- The defendant told the court he has bipolar disorder, had spent long periods protesting and was self-medicating with alcohol, and his defence highlighted remorse and engagement with treatment when arguing against immediate custody.
- Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and the victim MPs used impact statements to warn that repeated threats are eroding trust in Parliament, prompting calls for better protection and signalling wider concern about rising abuse of elected officials.