The Crown Prosecution Service said the email to Phillips was sent on 2 January, one day after Musk said the MP “deserves to be in prison” for denying requests to the Home Office for a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham.
Appearing for Phillips, Hannah Cotton said the emails featured “serious racist abuse towards politicians” while the language used in the emails to Twist was “highly offensive”, with Bennett calling him a “rat willing to engage in strong-arm tactics against white English patriots”.
Bennett also sent racist and offensive emails to Sir Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, in February 2024 and Matt Twist, an assistant commissioner at the Met police, in April 2024.
Jack Bennett, from Seaton, Devon pleaded guilty to sending malicious communications to three people between February 2024 and January 2025, including the Birmingham Yardley MP, at Exeter magistrates court on Tuesday.
A 39-year-old man has been jailed for sending an “utterly deplorable” email to safeguarding minister Jess Phillips, one day after she was criticised by X owner Elon Musk.
