Man jailed for sending threatening letter to former Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry

A man from Doncaster who sent a threatening letter to former Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry suggesting she would be murdered like the MP for Batley and Spen Jo Cox has been sentenced to one year in prison.

Anna Soubry was sent the post, which read "Cox was first you are next", by 55-year-old Alden Bryce Barlow.

The letter arrived at Ms Soubry's constituency office in Broxtowe, Nottingham on October 14 this year and was opened by a member of staff.

Barlow was traced using fingerprint analysis and CCTV from a post office in Doncaster. He admitted sending a letter conveying a threatening message and was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court.

He was also given a 10-year restraining order against Ms Soubry, who was previously in the Conservative Party, and is standing as a candidate for The Independent Group for Change in the General Election.