Police offered support to tackle rising threats against MPs

Crime / Fri 3rd Apr 2026 at 06:10am

POLICE forces are being offered specialist support from a new national democracy protection unit to deal with the rising level of threats and abuse facing MPs reports the BBC.

Police chief Chris Balmer has been tasked with leading the new initiative to help forces investigate and tackle “anti-democratic crimes”.

Reports of crimes against MPs have more than doubled since 2019, reaching almost 1,000 last year, with the spike driven by allegations of harassment, criminal damage, and threats to kill.

MPs told the BBC that death threats had become commonplace and many are not reported to police.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8ej47g6w3jo

4 Comments for Police offered support to tackle rising threats against MPs:

David Forman

2026-04-03 08:47:09

You only have to ask Chris Vince an awkward, searching question and he feels intimidated. Perhaps that's why he visits so many schools?

Brian Aston

2026-04-03 09:46:10

Regardless of politics, what I used to enjoy about Robert Halfon was that you could bump into him around the town and he would happily stop and have a chat. I frequently saw him at the Staple Tye shopping area and he was always approachable. He was always visible on Your Harlow, multiple times a week, either supporting local groups and businesses, or raising specific local concerns in Parliament, even when it went against government policy at the time. Now we just appear to have a Starmer lapdog...and that is being unkind to lapdogs.

Marie

2026-04-04 00:13:36

People are frustrated at having MPs that wish to ignore the public and other opposition when it comes to asking questions that they choose to ignore answering. Quite obviously walking in the same steps as the prime minister. It's much easier to change the subject to questions that they refuse to answer, I have emailed Chris vince regarding a question and yes I'm still waiting 🥱 I do not condone violence, however I understand the frustration regarding the way they are utterly destroying this country. Local elections cannot get here soon enough!!!

Val

2026-04-04 01:10:16

Party politics aside, Rob Halfon was- genuine constituency MP. He supported Harlow and its residents and went out of his way to meet people. Chris Vince is nothing more than a careerist apparatchik, regurgitating the Starmer lines. He has no character and no backbone.