Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Airstrike-backing Labour MPs receive threats and deselection warnings

Labour MPs considering giving their backing to the government’s plans for airstrikes on Islamic State in Syria have complained of pressure on them from anti-war campaigners, including physical threats, warnings of deselection and campaigns of intimidation on social media.
A day of tension within the party saw the former Labour leader Ed Miliband call for activists to stop abusing opposition MPs who back the plans.

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