Boris Johnson's Brexit rhetoric condemned as MPs tell of death threats – Politics live

The prime minister sparked fury yesterday when he dismissed concerns about his language when speaking about Brexit as ‘humbug’

Tomorrow’s Commons business: pic.twitter.com/pAMWNYwlva

The Conservatives have also tabled a motion to be voted on this morning, to support shutting down parliament for three days next week to accommodate their party conference, despite the supreme court verdict.

This week I received an anonymous letter to my constituency office here is what it said. @10DowningStreet might think we are "humbugs" about his words but they are literally being used in death threats against me. pic.twitter.com/au6E0v9CpI

Lib Dem leader @joswinson’s voice breaks as she tells MPs that she had to report to police today a threat to her child.

Boris Johnson has already left the chamber.

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