Creasy harassment concern raised with Leicestershire police by Labour MPs

Move by senior party figures comes after fellow MP said she was worried about how force was handling crimes against woman

Labour MPs have spoken to Leicestershire police after Stella Creasy expressed concern about how the force was “dealing with crimes against women” in response to their handling of her harassment case.

Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow secretary of state for work and pensions, and Liz Kendall, the shadow health secretary, spoke to police after Creasy criticised their handling of a harassment case against a troll who made a baseless complaint about her to social services.