Politics
UK MPs report rising death threats and abuse as police data shows surge in offences
July 14, 2026 at 06:55 PM
UK members of parliament have reported a sharp increase in death threats and intimidation, with police data showing reported crimes more than doubled between 2019 and 2025.
- MPs reported 4,064 crimes to the Metropolitan police’s parliamentary liaison team between 2019 and 2025, with alleged offences rising from 364 in 2019 to 976 in 2025.
- Fifty death threats were reported in 2025, up from 31 the previous year; two MPs have been murdered since 2016.
- Labour MP Jess Phillips said she receives so many death threats she has to remind herself not to be blasé, describing 600 rape threats in one night.
- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage stated he is receiving more than 300 threats a month, with the party recording 1,577 threats against him since February.