Former Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston has told The Independent she is too afraid to advertise meetings in public because of death threats and abuse – and said some of her former Tory colleagues are to blame for encouraging a culture of violent hostility towards politicians.

The ugly gauntlet Anna Soubry and fellow MPs are being forced to run isn’t democracy but the antithesis of it.

The Protestant politicians of the 1970s and the Tory Brexiteers of today have a common denominator: their fear of ‘betrayal’ and their constant assurance that they are speaking for ‘the people of Britain’.

In the time that has passed since the referendum took place in 2016, one thing has continuously stood out to me – the failure of politicians and commentators, both in the UK and the EU, to grasp the severely negative impact Brexit has already had on millions of people.

A man and a woman have been arrested after a "civil war" threat was allegedly sent to Anna Soubry, Chuka Umunna, David Lammy, Angela Smith and Sarah Wollaston.

A former Conservative minister touched on the personal impact of her opposition to Brexit, telling MPs: “I don’t care what that costs me.”

The e-petition started by Margaret Georgiadou is the biggest ever on the Parliament website.

Online petition attracts more than 4m signatures as Margaret Georgiadou is forced to close Facebook account. / The woman behind the petition to revoke article 50 has said she is scared and has been forced to close her Facebook account after receiving multiple death threats for launching the challenge to Brexit.

Lindsay Hoyle, a Commons deputy speaker, urges colleagues to take precautions.

Anna Soubry says she “can't go home this weekend” because of Brexit death threats, revealing police are “frightened” for her safety.

MPs say Theresa May responsible if harm comes to them after ‘toxic and dangerous’ attempt to pit public against Parliament.

Prime minister on defensive after MP warns 'If any harm comes to any of us, she will have to accept her share of responsibility'.

MPs have warned that Brexit has coarsened public debate to the point where they regularly receive death threats and other forms of intimidation via social media and elsewhere, with many using panic buttons for their own safety.

A London restaurant owner says he won't remove the message on receipts, which celebrates immigration.

Nick Boles says he has received a death threat following his vote against the government last night.