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| Boris Johnson's Brexit rhetoric condemned as MPs tell of death threats – Politics live | Boris Johnson's Brexit rhetoric condemned as MPs tell of death threats – Politics live |
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| A lot of senior political journalists tweeting their shock at the tone of debate in parliament yesterday. | |
| I have never seen the House of Commons so angry. Nor have I ever seen a Prime Minister who so clearly believes that the rage of his opponents works for him | |
| In all my 45 years of reporting - I cannot remember a more chaotic, divided, and disturbing period in British politics. | |
| Then a government offering the opposition parties the chance to bring it down, but they turn it down, only for another party suggesting impeaching the PM - all accompanied by vitriolic screaming + shouting and the odd burst of wild applause | |
| This is from Julian King, the European commissioner for security. | |
| Crass and dangerous. If you think extreme language doesn’t fuel political violence across Europe, incl UK, then you’re not paying attention https://t.co/VPmjPGfOr1 | |
| Luciana Berger has issued a letter to her constituents on Twitter telling them she would be stepping down as MP for Liverpool Wavertree, where she has served for almost 10 years, due to the challenges of “balancing personal and professional responsibilities”, particularly with young children. | |
| She will be relocating to London after the next election and be standing as the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Finchley and Golders Green. | |
| Ahead of the next General Election, a letter from me to constituents about my future - pic.twitter.com/S1UGOoBHnA | |
| Tomorrow’s Commons business: pic.twitter.com/pAMWNYwlva | |
| The Conservatives have also tabled a motion to be voted on this morning, to support shutting down parliament for three days next week to accommodate their party conference, despite the supreme court verdict. | |
| Outrage as Boris Johnson dismisses dangers of inflammatory language as ‘humbug’ | Outrage as Boris Johnson dismisses dangers of inflammatory language as ‘humbug’ |
| Here is the moment that has so many people so furious. | Here is the moment that has so many people so furious. |
| Yesterday Labour MP Paula Sherriff attacked the prime minister for repeatedly calling the act put through parliament by Hilary Benn to take no-deal Brexit off the table the “surrender bill” and asked him not to use “offensive, dangerous, inflammatory language for legislation we do not like.” | Yesterday Labour MP Paula Sherriff attacked the prime minister for repeatedly calling the act put through parliament by Hilary Benn to take no-deal Brexit off the table the “surrender bill” and asked him not to use “offensive, dangerous, inflammatory language for legislation we do not like.” |
| Recalling the memory of her friend Cox, she said many MPs had received death threats. | Recalling the memory of her friend Cox, she said many MPs had received death threats. |
| “And let me tell the prime minister – they often quote his words, ‘surrender act’, ‘betrayal,’ ‘traitor’: we must moderate our language and it has to come from the prime minister first.” | “And let me tell the prime minister – they often quote his words, ‘surrender act’, ‘betrayal,’ ‘traitor’: we must moderate our language and it has to come from the prime minister first.” |
| Johnson replied that he had never heard such “humbug” in all his life. He caused further outrage when telling Labour’s Tracy Brabin, who was elected to Cox’s seat following the MP’s murder by a far-right extremist a week before the EU referendum, that “the best way to honour the memory of Jo Cox and to bring this country together is, I think, to get Brexit done”. | Johnson replied that he had never heard such “humbug” in all his life. He caused further outrage when telling Labour’s Tracy Brabin, who was elected to Cox’s seat following the MP’s murder by a far-right extremist a week before the EU referendum, that “the best way to honour the memory of Jo Cox and to bring this country together is, I think, to get Brexit done”. |
| MPs (and it should be noted, mostly female MPs) responded by sharing death threats they have received, some of which directly quote Johnson. Some did so in the chamber yesterday, others on Twitter overnight. | MPs (and it should be noted, mostly female MPs) responded by sharing death threats they have received, some of which directly quote Johnson. Some did so in the chamber yesterday, others on Twitter overnight. |
| This week I received an anonymous letter to my constituency office here is what it said. @10DowningStreet might think we are "humbugs" about his words but they are literally being used in death threats against me. pic.twitter.com/au6E0v9CpI | This week I received an anonymous letter to my constituency office here is what it said. @10DowningStreet might think we are "humbugs" about his words but they are literally being used in death threats against me. pic.twitter.com/au6E0v9CpI |
| Lib Dem leader @joswinson’s voice breaks as she tells MPs that she had to report to police today a threat to her child. Boris Johnson has already left the chamber. | Lib Dem leader @joswinson’s voice breaks as she tells MPs that she had to report to police today a threat to her child. Boris Johnson has already left the chamber. |
| Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the day’s political news. | Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the day’s political news. |
| We return to the political fray after a day in which an unrepentant Boris Johnson sparked a furious backlash for repeating criticism of the supreme court judgment, and rejecting MPs’ pleas to moderate his “inflammatory” language. | We return to the political fray after a day in which an unrepentant Boris Johnson sparked a furious backlash for repeating criticism of the supreme court judgment, and rejecting MPs’ pleas to moderate his “inflammatory” language. |
| As you’ll no doubt recall, Johnson faced parliament yesterday after flying back early from New York when the Supreme Court ruled his suspension unlawful. | As you’ll no doubt recall, Johnson faced parliament yesterday after flying back early from New York when the Supreme Court ruled his suspension unlawful. |
| But Johnson was unrepentant as he addressed MPs and went on the attack, accusing Jeremy Corbyn of trying to thwart Brexit and running scared of an election. He also caused outrage by claiming the best way to honour the memory of the murdered MP Jo Cox was to “get Brexit done”. | But Johnson was unrepentant as he addressed MPs and went on the attack, accusing Jeremy Corbyn of trying to thwart Brexit and running scared of an election. He also caused outrage by claiming the best way to honour the memory of the murdered MP Jo Cox was to “get Brexit done”. |
| There was much criticism of Johnson’s language, yesterday, with MPs, particularly female MPs, imploring Johnson to be stop using words like “surrender”, “traitor” and “betrayal” in relation to Brexit, with the MPs saying these words had been used in death threats issued to them and their families. Johnson caused outrage by dismissing these concerns as “humbug”. | There was much criticism of Johnson’s language, yesterday, with MPs, particularly female MPs, imploring Johnson to be stop using words like “surrender”, “traitor” and “betrayal” in relation to Brexit, with the MPs saying these words had been used in death threats issued to them and their families. Johnson caused outrage by dismissing these concerns as “humbug”. |
| Yesterday and overnight, MPs were tweeting out some of the threats, including death threats, they have received, which directly quoted Boris Johnson. | Yesterday and overnight, MPs were tweeting out some of the threats, including death threats, they have received, which directly quoted Boris Johnson. |
| So, what happens now? | So, what happens now? |
| Parliament will sit again today where there will be a “general debate on the principles of democracy and the rights of the electorate”. And Jacob Rees-Mogg said he would be making an “exciting announcement” in the Commons. So, we’ll all be on the edge of our seats for that – or lazily reclined across three seats, as the case may be. | Parliament will sit again today where there will be a “general debate on the principles of democracy and the rights of the electorate”. And Jacob Rees-Mogg said he would be making an “exciting announcement” in the Commons. So, we’ll all be on the edge of our seats for that – or lazily reclined across three seats, as the case may be. |
| As always, you can get in touch with me as I steer us through the early hours: I’m here on Twitter and my email is kate.lyons@theguardian.com | As always, you can get in touch with me as I steer us through the early hours: I’m here on Twitter and my email is kate.lyons@theguardian.com |
| Let’s go. | Let’s go. |