London: A British Labour Party MP received a message on Twitter which threatened the lives of her children and grandchildren. Yvette Cooper, a former Cabinet minister and MP for MP Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, said she received the message on Tuesday, BBC reported. The comment accused her of sending pro European Union (EU) “propaganda”, adding “Please stop or I will kill your kids and grandkids.”
Got this today for speaking out for Remain..... This has to stop. pic.twitter.com/HPV8asrZ3w
— Yvette Cooper (@YvetteCooperMP) June 21, 2016
The account from which the message was sent now appears to have been removed, police said. The incident comes amid increased security for MPs following the death of Labour MP Jo Cox last week. Cox died after being shot and stabbed in an attack in Birstall near Leeds on 16 June. A 52-year-old man has been charged with her murder.