“We have to call it out…I believe in freedom of the press but everyone has a responsibility not to incite abuse and death threats.”

—  Anna Soubry

Theresa May condemns abuse of MPs over Brexit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42385002 BBC News (19 December 2017)
2017

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