DAUGHTER OF MP REVEALS FEARS FOR MUM’S SAFETY
LABOUR MP Yvette Cooper’s daughter, Ellie, has spoken about her deep fears for her mother in a series of tweets.
The 20-year-old wrote a thread condemning the language of Boris Johnson and calling for restraint.
She said: “We need to change the way we act towards our MPs before it goes too far.” Her words BY TORCUIL CRICHTON have been widely shared online and praised by former Chancellor George Osborne, who said: “She speaks for the children of those in public life who usually don’t have a voice.”
Ellie wrote on Twitter: “The language used by our Prime Minister – not a far-right populist or provocative journalist but our Prime Minister – is just beyond words.
“This isn’t funny any more. Whatever egotistical game Boris Johnson has been playing since he was at Eton, this isn’t entitled teenagers standing blindly by their positions in an attempt to one-up their friends any more.
“I was 17 when Jo Cox was murdered. I can honestly say my perspective of the world completely changed that day.
“Before then, my mum’s job was something that kept her working later than bedtime when I was a kid... the reason we travelled to and fro between Yorkshire and London every week for the first two thirds of my life.
“It was never something that could get her killed. I am scared when I scroll through replies to her tweets calling her a liar and a traitor.
“When people start getting hurt is the moment we should step back and ask if any of this is even worth it.
”We need to change the way we act towards MPs before it goes too far because, if not, I’ve no doubt it will.”