Killer punched Tory MP in the face on train and threatened to 'murder him' in tussle over £1,200 phone

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A violent thief attacked a Tory politician and threatened to kill him after snatching his iPhone 10 on a train bound for Manchester.

Leslie Thorley, 42, punched High Peak MP, Robert Largan, in the face and threw a brick towards him after the pair became involved in a tussle over his £1,200 phone.

Minshull Street Crown Court heard how Thorley threatened to murder the Manchester University graduate, who won

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