UK 'reaching tipping point' on abuse of politicians

Watchdog chairman says response urgently needed to wave of intimidation that could drive people away from public lifeA wave of intimidation and abuse directed at parliamentary candidates has taken British politics to a “tipping point” and risks driving politicians out of public life in the future, the chair of the standards watchdog said. Paul Bew, who chairs the Committee on Standards in Public Life which Theresa May has charged with looking into abuse and intimidation of candidates