Man, 47, pleads not guilty to stalking and harassing Jess Phillips

Lee Owens is accused of sending threatening emails to minister responsible for tackling violence against women A man has appeared in court accused of stalking and harassing Jess Phillips, the minister in charge of tackling violence against women and girls. Lee Owens, 47, pleaded not guilty to an offence of stalking the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, at Cheltenham magistrates court on Tuesday.