Simon Parry 'persistently followed' the MP on two occasions, Westminster Magistrates' Court hears.
A man charged with stalking and impersonating a police officer while threatening to arrest MP Sir Gavin Williamson has appeared in court.
Simon Parry "persistently followed" the Conservative MP on two occasions, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard. On one occasion he produced a warrant card and told Sir Gavin he would arrest him, Ola Oyedepo, prosecuting, said.His trial is set for 18 October at City of London Magistrates' Court. Mr Parry, of no fixed address, was bailed on the condition that he would not enter the City of Westminster or approach Sir Gavin.Prosecutor Ms Oyedepo said on 14 June Sir Gavin left the House of Commons and noticed the defendant following him."The defendant told him he would arrest him and brought out a warrant card," said Ms Oyedepo.
During a lull in the court proceedings, Mr Parry asked the judge if he could read one of his poems aloud.Sir Gavin has been an MP for South Staffordshire since 2010 and served as defence secretary before becoming education secretary under the then-PM Boris Johnson in 2019.
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