United Kingdom and Gibraltar European Union membership referendum
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The appeal shows how tense the situation in the United Kingdom is currently: A deputy spokesman for the lower house has advised his colleagues in an e-mail to take a taxi for homecoming or to form carpools. The background: This way they could avoid possible intimidation and insults.
The e-mail is from Lindsay Hoyle, a longtime Labor MP. He continues to write according to the British newspaper "Guardian", the police in London was unequivocally asked to ensure. that "Members in Parliament can vote without fear".
"Personally, during my time in the House of Commons, I have never felt so much tension and I know that other colleagues feel the same way," writes Hoyle. Many MPs have already been verbally abused and intimidated.
One example is former Tory MP Anna Soubry, a Brexit opponent who is now part of a new group of independents, the Independent Group. Soubry was harassed, filmed and labeled "Nazi" and "traitor" by demonstrators in December and January.
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The opposition Labor Party is also causing trouble over Prime Minister Theresa May. She blamed Parliament in a televised speech and blamed her for the situation. The citizens are tired that "the deputies deal with nothing other than Brexit".
Labor MP Wes Streeting described May's remarks as "awakening and irresponsible." If MPs suffer damage, May will take some of the blame. A government spokesman rejected the allegations.
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