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                Level of abuse faced by women MPs revealed in survey
An overwhelming majority of women MPs who replied to a 5 live survey say they have received both online and verbal abuse from members of the public. A third say they have considered quitting as a result.
The anonymous survey of women MPs also revealed that well over half of respondents had been threatened physically, and some had received death threats.
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