However, it is understood that the prime minister will not attend the Speaker’s meeting, instead sticking to his commitments at the Conservative party conference in Manchester. Johnson ignited the row last week after dismissing the concerns of a Labour MP who had received death threats. Sherriff, MP for Dewsbury, told the Observer that following the confrontation her office received hundreds of abusive messages in less than two days. People are so angry and the fact that we have a prime minister who is deliberately stoking up this toxic atmosphere is beyond irresponsible,” she said. Do it now.”The Labour MP also revealed that even before the latest outbreak of abuse the issue was serious.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2019 20:01 UTC