“These results further suggest that Labour members strongly support Jeremy Corbyn in his bid to remain Labour leader”.
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Jess Philips said Mr Corbyn should name and shame the “ringleaders” of the abuse directed at MPs on social media.
A round of applause from Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, who is in the middle of a leadership campaign.
Ms Fordham has said it would cost around £8,000 “for getting the case even heard” but she could also be referring to lawyers’ fees.
“I’ve never met Foster so can not comment on him as a person, but his words are vile, insulting and offensive”, he said.
“There has been a huge change in how cavalier I am willing to be with my personal safety now”.
It follows other strong indications that the current Labour leader is on course to retain his crown, including him securing the backing of 285 constituency parties compared with 53 who nominated Mr Smith.
“But the Labour Party is in a very hard position at the moment with a lot of abuse being thrown around”.
Labour MP Jess Phillips has revealed that she is having a “panic room” fitted in her constituency office following a series of threats to her safety.
Speaking after the meeting, Sefton Central chairman, Andy Wilson said this was a decisive victory for Jeremy Corbyn.
Mr Smith said: “It is now clear that Theresa May has given Jeremy Hunt the green light to start privatising our health service”.
The Birmingham Yardley MP said she was subjected to abuse – including threats of violence – on a daily basis, including from one person who “thought it was amusing to mock up a picture of a woman with a spear through her heart and put my face on it”.
She told BBC Radio 4’s World At One: ‘Last week, somebody thought it was amusing to mock up a picture of a woman with a spear through her heart and put my face on it. “I’ve got two small kids, I’m a human being”. I’m a human being.
“It inspired me to take politics more seriously. Nobody sees beyond the title and realises how damaging it is to somebody”.
He was on his way to Gateshead for the Labour leadership hustings with Owen Smith.
He said: “Words matter. Sorry Tom, it is nonsense – I think he knows it’s nonsense”.
When asked if the party could split, Beckett said: “That is a great fear for people who actually are Labour party people and who want to see a new government to the present government, with a very different approach and values”.
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Calvin added, “I’m nowhere near a Trotskyist”. So they’re going to find mechanisms to stop that from happening.
