'Hope your baby dies' Tory MP’s pregnant wife faces vile threats from Corbynista trolls
JEREMY Corbyn has come under fire after left-wing supporters threatened a Tory MPs pregnant wife with vile messages saying they hoped her baby died.
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The woman was subjected to horrific online abuse after he husband clashed with the Labour leader in the House of Commons.
The MP also faced death threats as one of the trolls threatened to “spear” the politician, who is not being named to protect his family from further abuse, while he was out jogging.
And another said he would “put your head on a spike” as the online hate campaign continued to rain down on the politician and his family.
The torrent of abuse came after Jeremy Corbyn demanded the man be “called out” after heckling the labour leader about his age.
The absue came after Corbyn called out the Tory MP
And Mr Corbyn’s attack was seized by fellow Labour MPs who attacked the Tory on Twitter, tagging his username and in turn setting off the barrage of online abuse.
His wife came under attack on her open Facebook page - with on abuser, who spotted the couple are expecting their first child, posting: “Hope your baby dies”.
She then made her Facebook page private, but continued to receive abusive messages - with one troll saying: “Your husband is a c***.”
The MP called on the Labour to act following the sickening posts, blaming pressure group Momentum for the escalating attacks.
The MP also faced death threats as one of the trolls threatened to “spear” him
The Momentum hate mob saw it as a green light. Mr Corbyn must stop pretending he has no responsibility for this menace.
He said: "The Momentum hate mob saw it as a green light. Mr Corbyn must stop pretending he has no responsibility for this menace.
"It has been deeply upsetting and disturbing."
The MP said the news his wife was pregnant with their first child had come as a "wonderful surprise" and both are desperately hoping "everything goes well".
He added: "When the death threats and the message about 'hope your baby dies' came up, she spent the weekend in floods of tears."
Theresa May condemned the abuse of any MPs
Theresa May also stepped into the row as she condemned all threats of violence made against MPs on social media.
She said: “Threats of violence and intimidation are unacceptable and have no place in our politics.
“Everybody should be treated with tolerance, decency and respect.”
This week has also seen Tory Brexit rebels subjected to vile online abuse, with Anna Soubry revealing she had received messages suggesting she should be "hung in public" for voting against the government on the Brexit bill.