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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shaheena Uddin

MP’s newborn baby subjected to ‘vile’ racist abuse online just hours after birth: ‘Beyond depraved’

A British MP says his newborn baby was subjected to “vile” racism and hate online, just hours after being born.

Adnan Hussain, an independent MP for Blackburn, became a father over the weekend and said the flood of abusive responses under a pixelated picture he posted on X was “beyond depraved”.

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