Shockat Adam says he was forced to miss an announcement on aid funding for Palestinian refugees.
BBC News, East MidlandsA new independent MP who claimed "this is for Gaza" during his winning speech missed an aid funding announcement in Parliament because of "a potential death threat".
He went on to say: "Regrettably, I could not be in the chamber today as I was dealing with a potential death threat. "Aggressive behaviour towards me and my family has become commonplace, but I can assure my constituents it will not deter me from my duties."Getty Images Mr Adam won Leicester South by fewer than 1,000 votes, beating Labour's Jonathan Ashworth, the former shadow secretary of state for work and pensions.The Foreign Office paused funding for UNRWA in January due to allegations staff from the organisation had been involved in the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel.
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