Journalist admits stalking former chancellor George Osborne and his wife for more than a year

Lydia Suffield had previously denied two counts of stalking involving serious alarm or distress - (PA Wire)

A freelance journalist has admitted stalking former chancellor George Osborne and his wife, Thea Rogers, for more than a year.

Lydia Suffield, 29, sent emails and Instagram messages to the couple, and filed false referrals to children’s charity the NSPCC, between 8 June 2022 and 5 July 2023, prosecutors have said.