![](https://static.independent.co.uk/2020/10/29/16/COURTS20MP202010462822.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp)
A Labour MP is taking time away from work after suffering from “a sustained campaign of misogynistic harassment and abuse”.
Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, posted a statement on Twitter on Wednesday night that said she attended hospital on June 12 and was subsequently signed off work by her GP.
She said: “For the duration of my time as a Member of Parliament, I have been subjected to a sustained campaign of misogynistic abuse and harassment.