PM orders inquiry into intimidation experienced by MPs during election

Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, said she receives racist abuse every day, both on- and offline.Theresa May has ordered an investigation into intimidation experienced by parliamentary candidates at the election after a barrage of complaints by MPs about being insulted and threatened.The prime minister asked the committee on standards in public life to prepare a report, saying she was “horrified by stories from colleagues about the scale and nature of the intimidation, bullying and