Jo Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater was heckled in street and chased by Muslim protesters 'over her support for LGBT rights' as she fights Batley & Spen by-election for Labour in sibling's old seat.
The sister of murdered MP Jo Cox was today heckled and chased by Muslim protesters over her support for LGBT rights as she campaigned to become the next MP in her sister's old Yorkshire seat. Kim Leadbeater, 45, is standing as the Labour candidate in next Thursday's by-election in Batley & Spen.
The poll was triggered by incumbent Tracy Brabin's decision to stand down to become the new mayor of West Yorkshire. Today, a video shared on Twitter showed Ms Leadbeater defending herself verbally as she was challenged in the street about 'LGBT indoctrination in schools'. Before she walked away to her car and was repeatedly shouted at, she responded: 'This is my community. Don't come here and shout at me in the street. The Muslim community of Batley & Spen deserve better than this.' Mail.
