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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-offi...yvette-cooper/

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