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A young mum beaten up after a Brexit meeting fears she was attacked simply for backing Labour.

Jade Unal was kicked in the head, needed stitches and was left with an ugly lump after thugs cornered her and her mum in a working men’s club.

They had stopped off for a late night drink after attending a Labour talk about Britain’s exit from the EU.

Jade, 26, said: “We had one drink and were minding our own business. They must have had their eye on me because I’m quite outspoken or something.

(Image: Jade Unal)

“They were calling me a ‘Labour c***’, a ‘posh snob’, ‘you think you’re better than everyone else’. They said they knew where I lived. It was horrific.

“Before I knew it they were laying into me, screaming. They knocked me out and kept on kicking me even while my mum tried to defend me.”

Jade has gone into sheltered housing, fearing the thugs who struck at Brook House Working Men’s Club in Wakefield, West Yorks, could target her house.

She runs the local Young Labour section and was hoping to stand as a councillor in next year’s elections. But now she fears it could be too dangerous to speak up and become a public figure.

(Image: Jade Unal)

Jade added: “I have a three-year-old daughter who inspires me, as Tory cuts affect everything around us. Austerity is obvious and instead of dealing with the poorest parts, people are left to fend for themselves.

"It’s no wonder they hate politics and those involved. They could have killed me, but I do understand to an extent.”

Jade, studying for a degree in public service management, said the attack was a sorry echo of what happened to Jo Cox, the MP murdered in nearby Batley and Spen in 2015.

She added: “My worst fear was for somebody to know who I am and hurt me. It’s come true.”

Wakefield’s Labour MP Mary Creagh said of the attack on Jade: “I was shocked and upset. I am working with her to make sure she gets support she needs.”

Brook House Working Men’s Club did not comment. Police are investigating.