Tory MP reveals she wears stab-proof jacket to meet constituents due to attack fears
A TORY MP has revealed she wears a stab-proof jacket to meet constituents for fear of an attempt on her life.
Virginia Crosbie, who represents Ynys Mon in Wales, said she also got security protection following the killing of fellow Conservative Sir David Amess.
The backbencher, 56, said she receives threats on social media “before breakfast” and demanded online giants stamp out anonymous accounts making them.
Ms Crosbie told GB News: “I have been in difficult situations. I have surgeries, I do face-to-face surgeries where I wear a stab jacket, obviously following the murder of David Amess.
"And also, I have security protection as well. I think it's important I have direct contact with my constituents.
"And, unfortunately, this is one of the things I have to do to ensure that I can actually do the job that I was elected to do."
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Sir David was fatally knifed by an extremist in 2021 while holding a surgery in his Southend-on-Sea constituency.
Ms Crosbie said that the level of threats directed at MPs had not improved and called on social media firms to take action.
She said: “ If anything, it's even worse. And it's not just myself - it's a lot of other, particularly female, MPs. Even before we've had breakfast many of us have received one or two threats.
"I think there's an awful lot more that we can do in terms of social media and abuse. I think there needs to be more accountability.
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"The reality is people can turn to social media with impunity. I believe Twitter accounts should be verified, and on Facebook there needs to be fines, and there needs to be fines on some of these social media companies for allowing this content."