Shabana Mahmood: “The next Labour government will put that rate back to 50p while we get the deficit down”

Those who enter public life do so to serve. Robust debate and criticism are part of the job. Threats, abuse and violence are not.

In a more dangerous world, we are faced by threats from without and within that target our democracy and our way of life.

I can therefore announce today that I will expand, with immediate effect, police support to political figures who are not currently members of parliament.

We can defeat those who mean us harm, but we are strongest when we act together.