MP thanks passengers who stopped man 'hassling' her on Tube

Labour MP Stella Creasy has revealed she was "hassled" by a man on the London Underground and has thanked passengers who rushed to her aid.

Ms Creasy, who has been an MP since 2010, also said in a post on her X and Facebook accounts that whoever helped her on Tuesday should reach out to her office if they were prepared to be a witness, following the incident.

She said: "If you were one of the passengers on the Victoria Line just now who intervened to stop a man hassling me thank you from the bottom of my heart.

"Please get in touch with my office if you are prepared to be a witness as maybe the police might listen to you about him now!"

It's not the first time Ms Creasy has been targeted.

Ms Creasy received numerous rape threats and misogynistic messages on her Twitter timeline in 2013 after supporting feminist campaigner Caroline Criado Perez, who lobbied the Bank of England to put a woman on the £10 note.

In 2023, Ms Creasy also revealed she had been investigated by her local council after a man using an alias complained that her "extreme views" would damage her children and they should be removed from her.

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The complaint was dismissed and the man, who had no personal connection to Ms Creasy or her two children, apologised.

But the Labour MP was left with a social services record after the "malicious" report by the man, who was later convicted of harassing her.

In June last year, a separate incident saw Ms Creasy's office being attacked and "malicious" leaflets circulated.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed at the time that an investigation had been launched into criminal damage at Ms Creasy's office.