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Nick Boles says he has received a death threat following his vote against the government last night.
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.
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.
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.
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".
"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.
Politician says she received letter reading: ‘People like you...will be found dead in a ditch’.
A man was arrested outside the Labour MP's constituency office after allegedly "smacking the windows" and shouting "facist".
Labour MP received tweet as MPs urged Boris Johnson to tone down his language.