Anna Soubry

I find Anna Soubry an extremely tiresome woman, as do some MPs on both sides of the house. That does not excuse the increasingly threatening behaviour to which she and other politicians are subjected on an almost daily basis.

Equally, I am tired of the constant noisy chanting by groups of EU supporters on College Green as they attempt to drown out politicians being interviewed by the press; potentially not so serious but extremely annoying.

Attempt to stop either of the above, and it provokes claims of suppression of free speech.

I have no political allegiance to the MP concerned but I think the behaviour displayed was intolerable in a civil society. Unfortunately the people that called for a referendum were able to walk away and now we have an even more divided society which I imagine is only going to get worse.

Oddly enough it was the people shouting about her being a nazi who acted and sounded more like nazis. If one is allowed to use that word about anyone any more...

The police who were there should be reprimanded for failing to act.
Even if it was 'just words' it was nasty intimidation and surely a breach of the peace too?

By not taking action they somehow give the impression that this type of behaviour is acceptable.

To me these looked like a gang of louts and yobs trying to intimidate a female MP. It is disgraceful and should be condemned. This is not what's meant by 'freedom of speech' surely.

And the police stood by and let it happen? Heaven help us if they've started to turn into Snowflakes!

There is absolutely no comparison between the behaviour of the pro and anti brexit supporters. As far as I know JRM was insuted by one silly old man when he paraded his children for the media. These 100 strong mobs of brexit thugs are violent dangerous ignorant louts, whose behaviour is encouraged by the right wing tabloids with their talk of "treachery" and "bertrayal".

In the same way those who excuse lies told by the leave campaign claim that the remain campaign also told lies, citing Osborne's warning that there would be grave financial repercussions if leave won the referendum. Since then the manifold lies and cheating of the leavers has been exposed, yet they are still allowed to get away with it.

Nobody deserves this while doing their job and the people responsible should be imprisoned

Let’s not blame one section, there was the verbal attacks on JRM, the threats of rape against female MP’s, a female MP had to have protection attending the Labour Party conference . By claiming one side only is at fault we are excusing / defending the other side.

It is wrong regardless of sides , youngsters are learning threats and verbal abuse are acceptable, they are not.

Aren't they Rent a Mob.They really should re read their history books, if they ever read one in the first place

This was unacceptable and the police should have stepped in.

Esmerelda there were two policemen in full view of the fracas who did nothing

Cut police budgets and reap the rewards ...

Did anyone watch BREXIT: The uncivil war by James Graham with Dominic Cumberbatch - last night
I thought it was exceptionally interesting - any thoughts from the floor?

Apologies should be Soubry above.

Leftards chanting Nazi. Nothing new here except that the BBC said they were right whingers.

All MPs need such a thick skin these days that its a wonder we have any candidates.

I believe the gross insults and highly threatening behaviour against Anna Soubry yesterday demonstrates only too well the type of persons now involved in the leave campaign. UKIP has now been taken over by the far right on the back of a referendum campaign based on lies and financial abuse of the rules.

In all this, we see little condemnation of the abuse hurled against Anna country from the leave campaign leaders on the media, and it would seem that they have no response to the ever-growing crisis they have brought on this country.

I was taught when young, 'Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.'
It has worked for me.
In public life and business quite often it results in more support for the 'injured' party.

Caledonail They are not "on the winning side", as you say, but Rent-a-Mob who are anarchists out to cause trouble.

Politics nasty underbelly seems to be more visible now.

Whether you are Female or Male whatever party you represent to be in that situation must be quite frightening. Anyone or any organisation is open to obuse by extremists.

There are people on both sides of the political divide out to cause trouble and make headlines.

I would be very unhappy if free speech / right to protest was taken away from us, but surely this freedom comes with responsibility.

It is not only the far right, Luciana Berger had to be escorted to the Labour Party conference last year.

No not know sorry

This was unacceptable behaviour no matter what ‘side’ you are on
I thought civilisation had moved on a bit from throwing bats or cats or any other objects at politicians this was a mob a very unattractive mob and I can see there being a civil war if things don’t change, unfortunately the far right attract more mob behaviour, are louder, more uncouth and more likely to break the law in their cause
It just shows how civilisation is only on the surface of any society
Very very sad times and a country I m know longer proud of belonging to

I watched it late yesterday evening. Big difference in MP’s being heckled when on the hustings and what happened to Anna Soubrey, she was giving an interview and then returning to work, no MP should be subjected to this. Anyone of those louts could have had a knife. Thicker skin wouldn’t have saved Jo Cox.

Perhaps she can be dismissed as a stupid woman .

Did anyone see 'the Uncivil War' on tv last night? I think it had it right, something nasty in certain groups has been unleashed and thugs like that feel free to behave as they like.
It was very frightening.
It seems there were a billion people who had never voted targeted by Vote Leave (using the data-mining from Cambridge Analytica) who were swayed by emotional pressure, never mind the facts. Were you one of them, and did you see those ads?