MPs advised not to campaign alone as appalling abuse piles up | ITV News

MPs are being warned not to go out campaigning alone in the dark, and one has even been advised not to drive alone, as threats and abuse continue to pile up.

In the past week, Tory MPs Caroline Spelman and Nicky Morgan, former Labour MP Louise Ellman and Liberal Democrat MP Heidi Allen have all cited abuse as part of their decision not to run in the general election.

On Thursday, Change UK leader Anna Soubry shared two threatening letters she received with ITV News, with one warning "Cox was first and you're next, you treacherous, worthless f****** dead sl**".

Some may find the language in this report offensive.

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