On 10th February Monday, the Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle urged all MPs to report all threats made against them. His comments came following claims by Labour MP Yvette Cooper who listed of the threats made towards her by a Conservative local election candidate which resulted in the Home Secretary issuing a formal apology on the floor of the Parliament.
Priti Patel said she was "hugely apologetic for what she has had to put up with. That is simply unacceptable...none of this should be tolerated," she said, adding that the government was "trying to deal with these types of issues".
Joshua Spencer was jailed for nine weeks for sending threatening messages to Ms Cooper, telling a friend over social media "I'm already organising to hurt her".
Cooper said that she was disappointed that there was no condemnation from a national political party and in fact a neighbouring MP - Andrea Jenkyns - had given Mr Spencer a "very positive" character reference during the trial.
In the meantime Speaker Sir Lindsay rose to urge MPs to report any threats they received to him.
"The House and I and the home secretary will ensure your safety comes first," he said.
Data from the body found that between September 2018 and July 2019, there had been 238 crimes targeting MPs.
