Labour MP Jess Phillips shared an anonymous death threat she had received this week on Twitter while hitting out at Boris Johnson.
A note, handed in to her constituency office, read: “It was rather prophetic that Boris Johnson should say: ‘I would rather be found dead in a ditch’. That is what will happen to those who do not deliver Brexit .”
Ms Phillips said she is not scared of an election, but rather, she is scared she might be hurt or killed.
The MP blasted the Prime Minister, saying this evening he ‘basked in the pleasure that his words threaten our safety.’
Mr Johnson faced emotional pleas to curb his “violent” and “dangerous” language as he spoke in Parliament today.
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Ms Phillips added: “I get death threats and still I stand up, I don’t surrender to fear and aggression.
“I don’t surrender to lowest common denominator of fear to votes.
“I don’t surrender to bullies who call me names. It is not I who have surrendered it is Boris Johnson he has surrendered his dignity.
“I’m not scared of an election, I am scared I might be hurt or killed.
“Remember when Trump basked in the ‘send her back’ chant. Tonight Boris Johnson basked in the pleasure that his words threaten our safety.
“What a loveable funny man he is with his funny scruffy hair and his wif waff hahahaha.”
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Boris Johnson has faced emotional appeals to curb his “violent” and “dangerous” language.
Labour’s Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) criticised Mr Johnson for his repeated use of “Surrender Act” when describing legislation designed to prevent ministers forcing through a no-deal Brexit on October 31.
She warned against using such language and recalled murdered Labour MP Jo Cox before highlighting that many MPs are subject to death threats and abuse.
But Mr Johnson labelled her remarks “humbug”, which prompted an angry response in the chamber – with shouts of “shame” emerging.
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Speaking in the Commons, Ms Sherriff said the Prime Minister had “continually used pejorative language to describe an Act of Parliament passed by this House”.
She added: “We should not resort to using offensive, dangerous or inflammatory language for legislation that we do not like and we stand here under the shield of our departed friend with many of us in this place subject to death threats and abuse every single day.
“And let me tell the Prime Minister that they often quote his words Surrender Act, betrayal, traitor and I for one am sick of it. We must moderate our language and it has to come from the Prime Minister first.”
She added: “He should be absolutely ashamed of himself.” Her words prompted applause from the opposition benches.
Mr Johnson said: “I have to say Mr Speaker I’ve never heard such humbug in all my life.”
