Sick MP threat

Jo Cox’s Labour colleague Yvette Cooper alerts police after receiving vile Twitter death threat against her children

The former Cabinet minister was sent the sinister message from an account accusing her of sending pro-EU 'propaganda'

Alain Tolhurst

Published: 7:59, 22 Jun 2016
Updated: 10:54, 22 Jun 2016

Yvette Cooper Jo Cox

LABOUR MP Yvette Cooper has alerted police after receiving a vile death threat against her children and grandchildren.

The former Cabinet minister was sent the sinister message on Twitter from an account that accused her of sending pro-EU "propaganda" by email.

Ms Cooper received the threat a day after she and other MPs paid tribute to their murdered colleague Jo Cox — Ms Cooper received the threat a day after she and other MPs paid tribute to their murdered colleague Jo CoxCredit: Reuters

It added: "Please stop or I will kill your kids and grandkids."

Reposting the threatening tweet to her followers, Ms Cooper commented: "Got this today for speaking out for Remain ... This has to stop".

It is understood the account was removed after the MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford reported the tweet.

Tributes flooded in after Labour MP Jo Cox was murdered last week — Tributes flooded in after Labour MP Jo Cox was murdered last weekCredit: PA

Yvette Cooper said the police and Twitter were investigating after she received the threat — Yvette Cooper said the police and Twitter were investigating after she received the threatCredit: Reuters

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She told her followers: "Police & @Twitter on case. But this is for all of us. Time to stop the hatred."

The incident comes amid an increase in security for MPs following the death of Ms Cooper's Labour colleague and fellow West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox.

The Labour MP for Batley and Spen was shot and stabbed to death last Thursday — The Labour MP for Batley and Spen was shot and stabbed to death last ThursdayCredit: TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED

A man has been remanded in custody after being charged with her murder — A man has been remanded in custody after being charged with her murderCredit: Getty Images

The MP died after being shot and stabbed in an attack in Birstall near Leeds on Thursday last week.

A man has been remanded in custody after being charged with her murder.

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