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Sat Oct 14, 2023, 07:10 AM Oct 2023

MP Dr Lisa Cameron who defected to Tories 'forced into hiding' [View all]

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-67108282

MP Dr Lisa Cameron who defected to Tories 'forced into hiding'

Published 1 hr ago

A former SNP MP who defected to the Conservatives has claimed she and her family have had to go into hiding due to threats of violence.

Dr Lisa Cameron said she had to leave her home after she was threatened with being "bricked in the street".

She told the The Times she had received a "torrent of abuse" in emails since announcing her defection on Thursday.

SNP leader Humza Yousaf has called on her to "do the honourable thing" and stand down, triggering a by-election

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