A Twitter troll who bombarded Labour politician Stella Creasy with abusive messages yesterday abandoned an appeal against his conviction.

Peter Nunn, 34, from Bristol, was sentenced to 18 weeks in jail last year after he retweeted menacing posts threatening to rape the Walthamstow MP and branding her a “witch” in 2013.

Nonetheless, the Nigel Farage supporter continues to call himself a feminist on his Twitter profile.

Ms Creasy was targeted after she supported a high-profile campaign launched by feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez to put Jane Austen on the £10 note.

Mr Nunn, who has already served his sentence, had lodged an appeal which was due to be heard at the Old Bailey but backed out at the last moment.

The court heard his circumstances had change “quite considerably” since his release.

Mr Nunn’s lawyer David Patience said that he had decided not to go ahead because his mother had been sick and he had childcare commitments to his daughter as his partner had dumped him following the trial.