Labour MP Jess Phillips has revealed that she is having a “panic room” fitted in her constituency office following a series of threats to her safety. The MP for Birmingham Yardley also said she would struggle to remain in the party if the current political atmosphere did not dissipate. “There is a panic room being fitted in my office, I now walk around with an alarm system that means people can listen to conversations,” she said. Phillips, who has been a vocal critic of Corbyn’s leadership, said she did not feel welcome by “huge swaths of people” in the Labour party. Phillips said she would be forever disappointed by its failure to put women forward for the top job.

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2016 17:09 UTC