A Cambridgeshire man has been sentenced to 23 months in prison for sending over 100 "menacing" messages to Labour MP Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, threatening to kill the Prime Minister and other high-ranking politicians. The barrage of disturbing emails began on August 29th and continued until September 1st, with a total of 109 messages exchanged between Lee White, 52, and the Tooting MP.
Police have described the messages as containing racial abuse and threats against Keir Starmer, the Labour Party leader, and other cabinet ministers. In an interview with police, White claimed he had sent the emails because his relative's house was allegedly burgled and covered up. He stated that the messages escalated when he became bored, further inflaming tensions by threatening to kill his probation officer and Parkside police station in Cambridge.
In November 2024, White continued sending menacing messages – this time targeting his own probation officer, stating he would kill everyone with grenades and guns if he weren't jailed. The court heard that the MP had already faced security concerns following a separate incident involving another individual who hurled racist slurs at her and attacked one of her staff members.
The judge imposed a 23-month sentence on White for sending threatening communications, harassment without violence, and other related offenses. His actions left Allin-Khan's office "deeply concerned" and forced the MP to cancel in-person advice surgeries due to security fears.
Investigator DC James Lewis praised the outcome: "Lee White's menacing messages were deeply unpleasant and disgraceful – I'm glad he has been sentenced."
Police have described the messages as containing racial abuse and threats against Keir Starmer, the Labour Party leader, and other cabinet ministers. In an interview with police, White claimed he had sent the emails because his relative's house was allegedly burgled and covered up. He stated that the messages escalated when he became bored, further inflaming tensions by threatening to kill his probation officer and Parkside police station in Cambridge.
In November 2024, White continued sending menacing messages – this time targeting his own probation officer, stating he would kill everyone with grenades and guns if he weren't jailed. The court heard that the MP had already faced security concerns following a separate incident involving another individual who hurled racist slurs at her and attacked one of her staff members.
The judge imposed a 23-month sentence on White for sending threatening communications, harassment without violence, and other related offenses. His actions left Allin-Khan's office "deeply concerned" and forced the MP to cancel in-person advice surgeries due to security fears.
Investigator DC James Lewis praised the outcome: "Lee White's menacing messages were deeply unpleasant and disgraceful – I'm glad he has been sentenced."
! sending 100+ threatening emails to a politician? that's just crazy talk 
. i mean, i get it, if someone's house got burgled and they think it was covered up, but geez, lee white, you gotta chill out, bruv 
. and then he escalates to threats against his probation officer and police station? nope, not cool, mate 
. and to make matters worse, he's already been warned about harassing messages, so like, what was he expecting? a pat on the back for bad behavior? 
. anyway, glad the judge sent him to time 
, but also think the MP should get some serious protection from the gov 
. DC James Lewis is speaking truth 
sending all those threatening emails to a politician... it's just disgusting. i mean, if someone's relative's house gets burgled, you call the police, don't send out wild threats on social media or email. and what really got me was when he said he'd kill his probation officer... like, chill dude 
. and poor Dr Allin-Khan has to deal with security concerns now? that's just not right 
. anyway, glad the authorities caught up with him and put a stop to it 
. I mean, can't believe someone thought it was cool to threaten the PM and other politicians with racial abuse... that's just messed up 
. And what really gets me is he said his relative's house got burgled and covered up which sounds like a pretty weak excuse to me 
. Anyway, glad he's getting time for his actions, but can't help feeling bad for Dr Allin-Khan and her team having to deal with all that stress 
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i feel for her, sorry to say but 23 months is still too short for someone who was so reckless with their words online...
It feels like some people still think they can just do whatever and not face consequences. And what really gets my goat is how this guy continued sending messages after being arrested, targeting his own probation officer