Mansfield MP Ben Bradley has said he "doesn't know" whether he would stand for parliament again following a torrent of online abuse and physical threats. During an interview with Gloria De Piero on GB News, he said the high levels of abuse aimed at MPs might prompt him to change direction.
The MP said that during his time in politics he has been subjected to daily abuse both online and in person - including a police intervention to stop a physical assault and threats to kidnap his wife. Mr Bradley added that online trolls "don't understand the impact of their words today."
However, Mr Bradley did not rule out standing as a mayor. He said: “Maybe…I don't know. We're still a couple years away from an election, I think we're probably still 18 months away from picking somebody, which is a long time away in politics.
