The Speaker of the House of Commons has made an unprecedented intervention over the security of politicians after a female MP was forced to pull out of the Labour Party conference later this week after receiving online threats from militant transgender activists.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle said elected representatives should be able to appear publicly “without fear of harm” after Rosie Duffield revealed she would miss the conference, which begins in Brighton on Saturday.
The MP, who won Canterbury for Labour in 2017, ending its century-long run as a Tory seat, has decided to stay away after receiving advice that her safety and security could be at risk if she chose to attend. Duffield, 50, claims she has been branded transphobic for “knowing that only women
