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Yvette Cooper receives death threat online against family Yvette Cooper receives Twitter death threat against family members
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The Labour MP, Yvette Cooper, has said that she has informed police and Twitter about a message on social media in which a user appears to make a death threat against members of her family. Yvette Cooper has said that she has informed police and Twitter about a tweet in which a user threatened to kill her children and grandchildren.
Cooper, who has been campaigning for a remain vote in this week’s EU referendum, posted an image on Tuesday of the threatening tweet. The Labour MP, who has been campaigning for a remain vote in this week’s EU referendum, posted an image on Tuesday of the tweet, which was sent from an account which had been suspended on Tuesday night and accused her of issuing propaganda.
The tweet, from an account which had been suspended on Tuesday night, accused her of issuing “propaganda” and made a threat against her family. “Got this today for speaking out for Remain … This has to stop,” said Cooper, a former minister who represents the West Yorkshire constituency of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford.
“Got this today for speaking out for Remain..... This has to stop,” said Cooper, a former minister who represents the West Yorkshire constituency of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford.
Got this today for speaking out for Remain..... This has to stop. pic.twitter.com/HPV8asrZ3wGot this today for speaking out for Remain..... This has to stop. pic.twitter.com/HPV8asrZ3w
Cooper said in a later tweet that the police and Twitter were “on the case” after she had lodged a report.Cooper said in a later tweet that the police and Twitter were “on the case” after she had lodged a report.
“But this is for all of us. Time to stop the hatred,” she said.“But this is for all of us. Time to stop the hatred,” she said.
The incident comes after security for MPs has been increased in the wake of the death of Cooper’s colleague, Jo Cox, who also represented a West Yorkshire constituency. The incident comes after MPs’ security has been increased following the killing of Cooper’s colleague, Jo Cox, who also represented a West Yorkshire constituency.
Police forces have been contacting MPs around the country to advise them on their security in the wake of last week’s events.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said the advice was to help politicians to take appropriate measures to deal with any risks or threats they faced.The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said the advice was to help politicians to take appropriate measures to deal with any risks or threats they faced.
Cooper joined forces earlier this year with other MPs to launch an online public consultation as part of a national campaign against the scale of abuse aimed at women on social media. Cooper joined other MPs earlier this year to launch an online public consultation as part of a national campaign against abuse aimed at women on social media.
Using an online forum, she has been calling for contributions from individuals, organisations, employers, union members, victims, police and tech companies.Using an online forum, she has been calling for contributions from individuals, organisations, employers, union members, victims, police and tech companies.
The campaign comes after research for the Guardian’s project the web we want revealed that of the 10 most abused writers online, eight were women and the other two were black men.The campaign comes after research for the Guardian’s project the web we want revealed that of the 10 most abused writers online, eight were women and the other two were black men.