The independent MP for Blackburn, Adnan Hussain, has been forced to delete a viral picture of his newborn daughter from X after she was subjected to what he described as a barrage of “vile” and “utterly depraved” online abuse, just hours after her birth. Hussain, who won his seat in 2024 on a pro-Gaza platform, told The Guardian that the comments directed at his first child were centered around “a gendered racism and Islamophobia”.
The independent MP had posted a pixelated picture of his daughter out of “sheer excitement and happiness” at becoming a father for the first time, simply wanting to share his joy with constituents and associates. While a similar post on Facebook received only supportive messages, the reaction on X quickly took a dark turn.
