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Keighley MP Robbie Moore fears abuse is ‘becoming the norm’

At his sentencing Judge Tan Ikram reminded Inman that “MPs have been murdered” and “they take those threats seriously”.

In 2021, the MP for Southend West Sir David Amess was murdered at a constituency surgery in a church hall in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

And in 2016, the MP for Batley and Spen Jo Cox was murdered on her way to meet constituents in Birstall, West Yorkshire.

The government announced in February that MPs facing threats to their safety will get extra security, as part of a £31m package to help protect the UK’s democratic processes from disruption.

Measures included the provision of bodyguards for MPs most at risk.

A Home Office spokesperson said: “Political intimidation and abuse must have no place in our society.

“We take reports of intimidation, harassment and abuse extremely seriously and are following up with individual MPs and candidates.”

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