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Shabana Mahmood: “We do absolutely have to do more as a Government and as a society to know exactly what the boundaries are between…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2026
We do absolutely have to do more as a Government and as a society to know exactly what the boundaries are between passionate, contested, fierce debate... and then behaviour that spills into threats and harassment.
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Shabana Mahmood
Labour Party

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Comment on the need for accountability in online threats against MPs.

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