One of the candidates in the Rochdale by election Simon Danczuk has said that he has received death threats
Reform UK tweeted a video to its X account showing a person holding a campaign leaflet,constantly swearing and shouting profanities and saying that he would like to put one in the head of Mr Danczuk.
Posting on X Danczuk wrote
Division is being encouraged in our town and a minority enjoy the rhetoric of hate.We must stop death threats becoming part of British democracy.Let’s reject hatred in Rochdale.
The leader of the party Richard Tice said the threats were “absolutely outrageous and unacceptable”.
He has written to the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester saying that he expected Greater Manchester Police “to take the threat seriously, and provide a proper level of security to allow the campaign to take place in an orderly manner”.
He said he also expected the force to “urgently provide proper security” for Mr Danczuk and his team for the rest of the campaign, including polling day and the election count on Thursday
