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Stamford MP told "Prepare to die" after he rebels against government over 'No Deal' Brexit
09/01/2019
Nick Boles says he has received a death threat following his vote against the government last night.
A London restaurant owner says he won't remove the message on receipts, which celebrates immigration.
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.
Theresa May claims 'no evidence' she put MPs in danger by blaming them for delay in leaving EU
21/03/2019
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 say Theresa May responsible if harm comes to them after ‘toxic and dangerous’ attempt to pit public against Parliament
21/03/2019
MPs say Theresa May responsible if harm comes to them after ‘toxic and dangerous’ attempt to pit public against Parliament.
Anna Soubry says she “can't go home this weekend” because of Brexit death threats, revealing police are “frightened” for her safety.
Lindsay Hoyle, a Commons deputy speaker, urges colleagues to take precautions.
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.
The e-petition started by Margaret Georgiadou is the biggest ever on the Parliament website.
A former Conservative minister touched on the personal impact of her opposition to Brexit, telling MPs: “I don’t care what that costs me.”
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.
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.
There may be no direct comparison, but the ghosts of Northern Ireland’s violent past haunt Brexit
04/04/2019
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’.
The ugly gauntlet Anna Soubry and fellow MPs are being forced to run isn’t democracy but the antithesis of it.
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.
A Brexit supporter who sent death threats and racist messages to MPs has been jailed.
Former MP says campaign of abuse has intensified after EU referendum ‘allowed things to come to the surface’. / London mayor Sadiq Khan has round-the-clock police protection after receiving a deluge of death threats.
MPs say language is associated with fascism and could put politicians and staff at risk.
Tory MP accuses Boris Johnson of demagoguery adding it was not unexpected ‘given his track record’. / Dominic Grieve has accused Boris Johnson of “behaving like a demagogue” and said the UK prime minister’s rhetoric has led directly to him receiving death threats.
Paula Sherriff accused the PM of fuelling threats with the language of "betrayal" in an emotional plea. But in shocking scenes, Mr Johnson shrugged: "I've never heard such humbug in all my life".
Dominic Grieve says 'pathological liar' Boris Johnson's comments on MP death threats are 'terrifying' [1 min]
26/09/2019
"What he was saying was, ‘You do as I say and you won’t be subject to death threats'"
We’re not weak, but when you have constant abuse every single day of your life … it’s bound to have an impact on what you do"
Leading lawyer considers leaving UK if threats that began during court hearings escalate.
Boris Johnson’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings has told a Labour MP who complained about death threats that he should vote for a Brexit deal.