MP Facing Death Threats and Attack Plans to Resign, Condemning Vitriolic Hatred Against Politicians
• Downing Street said the "vitriolic hatred" and death threats faced by Tory MP Mike Freer, who plans to stand down, is an "attack on British democracy"
• Freer said he narrowly avoided being attacked by the man who later murdered MP Sir David Amess, contributing to Freer's decision to resign
• Freer has faced death threats from a group calling themselves Muslims Against Crusades and an alleged arson attack on his office, the "final straw"
• The Commons Speaker and MPs condemned the abuse and threats against Freer and other MPs as "unacceptable" and a "threat" to democracy
• Freer called for social media firms to take more action against content that incites violence against MPs