Apsana Begum tweeted that she had attended hospital and been signed off work by her GP

A Labour MP has announced that she is taking time away from work because of the strain caused by what she said was “misogynistic abuse and harassment” linked to efforts to make her seek formal reselection for her seat.

In a statement posted on Twitter, Apsana Begum, the MP for Poplar and Limehouse in east London since 2019, said she had been obliged to go to hospital on 12 June, and had since been signed off sick by a GP.

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