A former councillor has been jailed for stalking former Tory leadership candidate Dame Penny Mordaunt Edward Brandt was found guilty at Southampton Crown Court and jailed for 20 weeks after stalking Dame Penny Mordaunt which she said left her fearing "sexual violence". Brandt was acquitted of a more serious charge of stalking involving serious alarm or distress. The court heard how 61-year-old Brandt bombarded Dame Penny, 52, with communications - sending at least 17 emails and three phone