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Jess Phillips: Man fined over disturbance at MP's office | Jess Phillips: Man fined over disturbance at MP's office |
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A man who shouted "is this the fascist party offices?" outside a Labour MP's office has been fined by magistrates. | A man who shouted "is this the fascist party offices?" outside a Labour MP's office has been fined by magistrates. |
Police were called to a disturbance at Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips' constituency office in Acocks Green, on 26 September. | |
Michael Roby, 36, of Billesley, Birmingham, admitted a public order offence and was fined £40. | |
Ms Phillips said she asked for "leniency because I want to meet him and hear what he has to say". | |
In a tweet after the case, Ms Phillips said: "This man is the same age as me, grew up streets away from me, I know people who know him. | |
"I do not believe we cannot find common ground." | |
Roby admitted using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress, Birmingham Magistrates' Court heard. | |
The hearing was told he also shouted "why are you blocking democracy?" before kicking a wooden front door of the MP's office. | The hearing was told he also shouted "why are you blocking democracy?" before kicking a wooden front door of the MP's office. |
Magistrates also ordered Roby, who has lost his job as a warehouse worker, to pay £135 costs. | Magistrates also ordered Roby, who has lost his job as a warehouse worker, to pay £135 costs. |
The incident came a day after MPs accused Prime Minster Boris Johnson of using "dangerous language" during a heated debate in the Commons. | The incident came a day after MPs accused Prime Minster Boris Johnson of using "dangerous language" during a heated debate in the Commons. |
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