Labour deputy leader and Greater Manchester MP Angela Rayner has told BethRigby that she has changed her behaviour as a result of concerns for her safety, describing the abuse and threats she has received as ‘frightening’.
Rayner described how she and a fellow Shadow Caninet member had to be escorted by police away from a fundraising dinner in Stockport, which had been interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters angry at Labour’s stance on Gaza.
She said: “Yes, I was scared and my family are scared for me. And that’s why Mike has taken the decision he’s taken.
“I’m not blaming individuals, but that level of discourse, when two of our MPs that were colleagues, I knew both Jo, I knew David, they were colleagues of mine, were murdered in their constituency, that does have an impact when you’re constantly getting that level of abuse and threat.”
