After David Amess’s horrific death, here’s how to protect our democracy | Brendan Cox

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It is incumbent on all of us to reject polarisation and debate our opponents in good faith, says Brendan Cox, widower of Jo Cox MP

But what really makes many wonder is not just the horrific killings but the day-to-day brutality with which our political debate is conducted, from increasingly regular death threats to online abuse. Theconvened after Jo’s murder found, between 2016 and 2020, 582 reports of malicious communications and handled 46 cases of harassment. Nine cases were classified as terrorism-related.

 

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