Home office to investigate election intimidation and harassment

[Cherie]

Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, has said she will chair a meeting of the government’s Defending Democracy taskforce in response to an “alarming rise” in harassment and abuse towards candidates.

Ms Cooper said: “Political violence, intimidation and harassment have no place in our democracy.

“The recent General Election campaign demonstrated some of the great strengths of our democratic traditions, including a smooth and peaceful transition of power from one party to another, but during this campaign we also saw an alarming rise in intimidation, harassment and abuse towards candidates, campaigners and volunteers from all parties which simply cannot be tolerated.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/home-office-to-investigate-intimidation-at-general-election-yvette-cooper/

Good

[Alf]

Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, has said she will chair a meeting of the government’s Defending Democracy taskforce in response to an “alarming rise” in harassment and abuse towards candidates.

Ms Cooper said: “Political violence, intimidation and harassment have no place in our democracy.

“The recent General Election campaign demonstrated some of the great strengths of our democratic traditions, including a smooth and peaceful transition of power from one party to another, but during this campaign we also saw an alarming rise in intimidation, harassment and abuse towards candidates, campaigners and volunteers from all parties which simply cannot be tolerated.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/home-office-to-investigate-intimidation-at-general-election-yvette-cooper/

GoodWhen you change the culture of the country love, then your traditions are bound to go.

[Crimson Dynamo]

wonder what this could be about

:think:

[Oliver_W]

How widespread was the harassment of candidates? Was it especially aimed at women?

[Cherie]

How widespread was the harassment of candidates? Was it especially aimed at women?

Not sure but Jonathan Ashworth wouldn't let his kids go out with him due to safety issues

[bots]

How widespread was the harassment of candidates? Was it especially aimed at women?

it had more of an emphasis on labour mp's if we are talking about the gazza independents

However, i think there was heightened temperature across the board due to the influence of reform, and the labour distaste for 14 years of tory government.

Also, the tories accused an opposition candidate of pretending to be blind when there was ample evidence of it very much being true that they were blind

It all adds up to nasty politics that needs to be dampened down

[Oliver_W]

I wonder if Farage will be invited to talk about the abuse he got?


(I've not been following so as far as I know that one milkshake incident could have been all he faced, I dunno. Probably not.)

[Crimson Dynamo]

I wonder if Farage will be invited to talk about the abuse he got?


(I've not been following so as far as I know that one milkshake incident could have been all he faced, I dunno. Probably not.)

Some leftist scumbag threw a pint of beer over him this week. MSM ignored it as he isn't left wing

Disgusting

[arista]

Jonathan Ashworth
yes that former Labour MP
had the Extreme Muslim Man
shouting aggressive Gaza words
On a TV news video

[Crimson Dynamo]

Jonathan Ashworth
yes that former Labour MP
had the Extreme Muslim Man
shouting aggressive Gaza words
On a TV news video

It's only going to get worse