A specialist police unit set up to investigate threats against MPs following the murder of Jo Cox has received 53 complaints in its first six months.

Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request reveal MPs reported hate messages, harassment and criminal damage. The majority of cases – 33 out of 53 – were for malicious communications including Twitter trolling.

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Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.