A woman convicted of trying to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms in revenge for him voting for the Iraq war had a list of other politicians, it has been reported.
Roshonara Choudhry, 21, stabbed Mr Timms during a constituency surgery in east London in May this year.
It can be revealed that Choudhry had compiled a list of other MPs who voted for the Iraq war.
Student Choudhry told detectives she attacked Mr Timms as a "punishment" and "to get revenge for the people of Iraq", prosecutor William Boyce QC told the Old Bailey.
Choudhry was believed to have been acting alone after becoming self-radicalised by browsing jihadi websites. A source said: "She had researched the voting records of a number of MPs around the Iraq war."
Choudhry stabbed East Ham MP Mr Timms as he held a surgery at the Beckton Globe community centre on May 14. She smiled and pretended she was going to shake hands with the former Government minister before knifing him twice in the stomach.
Choudhry, of Central Park Road, East Ham, was convicted of attempted murder and two knife possession charges by an Old Bailey jury. The court heard that Mr Timms, 55, Labour MP for East Ham and a former Treasury minister, has since made a full recovery.
Choudhry is due to appear via videolink for sentence on Wednesday.
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