Labour MP Zarah Sultana has faced a surge in online abuse following the Hamas attacks on October 7. She has taken security measures due to threats to her safety, including being told she faces the most serious abuse among monitored MPs, mostly Islamophobic. Serena Barker-Singh spent a day with Sultana to witness the challenges MPs face in light of rising extremism and threats.
I was recently told I face the most "serious abuse and threats" of any MP monitored by Parliamentary authorities. They say most of the abuse is Islamophobic in nature. As the youngest Muslim ever elected to Parliament, I spoke to @SerenaBarkSing about what this is like: https://t.co/0YPgjKacuc
'PM used his platform to whip up hate.' Political correspondent @serenabarksing spent the day with Zarah Sultana, and saw the series of measures she takes to protect herself. https://t.co/Vx4zUl7aMY https://t.co/vSiw813z0Q
Serena Barker-Singh was given access to Zarah Sultana for 24 hours to find out how her life - and her work - is affected by the harassment and threats she receives. Read more: https://t.co/snETnRy6GW https://t.co/0oQbZ67eHs
Two weeks ago @RishiSunak used a rare podium speech to say extremism threatened democracy and MPs didn’t feel safe in their own homes. I spent the day with the most abused MP online @zarahsultana and witnessed some of the ugly realities of being an MP https://t.co/EsBidfOscY
.@serenabarksing spent the day with Labour MP @zarahsultana. She has noticed an uptick in the abuse she has been receiving online since the Hamas attacks on 7 October - and has to take a series of measures to protect herself against potential threats: https://t.co/NDhYxA4CN0
'You should be deported b***h': Day out with Muslim MP reveals threats to her safety Full story ⬇️ https://t.co/RYhRP4gEc3