PM orders inquiry into intimidation of MPs during general 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 candidates during the last election after a barrage of complaints by MPs about death threats and harassment.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 harass