Party documents police failings to intervene in incidents involving opponents of Shabana Mahmood during elections

Police failed to intervene when the family of Shabana Mahmood, now the justice secretary, and her supporters faced intimidation during this year’s general election campaign, Labour has told the elections watchdog.

In a document seen by the Guardian, party officials said officers from West Midlands police left the count on polling day before Mahmood, a close ally of Keir Starmer, and members of her family were barracked by political opponents in the seat of Birmingham Ladywood.