Death Threat' Labour MP Receives Email Apology

Labour MP Neil Coyle, who received an apparent Twitter death threat over his backing of Syria airstrikes, says he has now been sent an apology.

But the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark said that as he did not know who the threat was from, he informed the police and the matter is now out of his hands.

He said he contacted police as the alleged abuse had left him worried for his wife, staff and volunteers.

Scotland Yard has confirmed it is investigating a number of online threats made on social media against MPs following the controversial Commons vote.

The message sent to Mr Coyle, which included emojis of knives and has since been deleted, said: "@coyleneil , u voted for airstrikes in syria , if i see u round ends." Darren McCaffrey, Sky's Politics Reporter in Westminster, said police officers are being placed outside Mr Coyle's constituency office, such is the perceived threat.

The scare follows a letter - penned to Labour members by Jeremy Corbyn and his deputy, Tom Watson - which warned "abuse and intimidation have no place in politics".