A thug jailed for abusing first class cabin crew on a flight from London will have his sentence reviewed for being 'unduly lenient'.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp called on the Attorney General Lord Hermer to consider recommending the Court of Appeal increase the 15-month jail term handed to Salman Iftihar.

Mr Philp said the sentence was evidence of 'two-tier justice', given Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months for a tweet about the Southport riots.

Mr Philp told the Mail: 'Iftikar was sentenced to only 15 months in prison last week for threatening an air stewardess with gang rape and for racially aggravated harassment. Iftikhar has multiple previous convictions.

'Yet Lucy Connolly got 31 months for a far less serious offence - a prosecution Lord Hermer personally authorised.