Politician's Harrowing Account of Threats and Violence

Dame Andrea Jenkyns, Mayor for Greater Lincolnshire, spoke about her frightening experiences as a politician at a Reform UK press conference on keeping women safe. She recounted multiple incidents of harassment and threats, including being told to buy a stab vest and receiving death threats. The perpetrator of one of these incidents was let off with a caution, while another was never found. Jenkyns also read out two extremely offensive messages she had received, with one person being let off by the police and the other never found. The Local Democracy Reporting Service was unable to obtain further details about the incidents from police, and Lincolnshire Police declined to comment.

Key Takeaways:

Dame Andrea Jenkyns has experienced multiple incidents of harassment and threats as a politician, including being told to buy a stab vest and receiving death threats.
One perpetrator was let off with a caution, while another was never found.
Jenkyns read out two extremely offensive messages she had received, with one person being let off by the police and the other never found.
The incidents occurred in Lincolnshire and Jenkyns' previous MP constituency in Yorkshire.
Violence against women and girls was described as a "national emergency" by the National Police Chiefs' Council last year.
Harassment and threats to politicians have become more common, with MPs Jo Cox and Sir David Amess being murdered in the last decade.
A new strategy to address violence against women and girls is set to be announced this summer.

Statistics:

70 emails telling Jenkyns to buy a stab vest and watch out were received in three months.
2 extremely offensive messages were read out by Jenkyns, with one person being let off by the police and the other never found.
10 years ago, MPs Jo Cox and Sir David Amess were murdered.

Sources:

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Reform UK
National Police Chiefs' Council
Government
BBC News
The Guardian
ITV News