Anna Soubry blamed the Daily Telegraph front page depicting her as a “Brexit mutineer” for a series of threatening tweets her staff have reported to police; while Nicky Morgan blasted the Daily Mail for contacting potential rebels’ local parties and asking how they represent constituents. Morgan used the hashtag #AntiBullyingWeek in a tweet describing the Daily Mail’s approach to the story. Bercow praised Britain’s free press, but said any threats to Soubry and her colleagues were “repugnant” and “doomed to fail”. The Daily Telegraph front page, vilifying 15 Conservative MPs as a band of “Brexit mutineers”, had already led to the newspaper being accused of bullying, while rebels claimed the description as a badge of honour. Alistair Burt, a Foreign Office minister, tweeted: “Fabulous collection of some of the best MPs in the country.

Source: The Guardian November 15, 2017 10:17 UTC