1/ Boris Johnson used Jo Cox's murder and the threat of terrorism to intimidate MPs into supporting Brexit. He wasn't the only leading politician to use the threat of violence to scare MPs into toeing the line.
Why have we been so accepting of Brexit terrorism?
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Why have we been so accepting of Brexit terrorism?
#RejoinEU
2/ The Brexit press and leading Brexit politicians used rhetoric that legitimised, encouraged and incited violence. The use of threats of violence for political goals is legally defined as terrorism.
3/ The incitement and legitimisation of Brexit terrorism resulted in threats to MPs so grave that some MPs were intimidated into not supporting Remain. The outcome of key parliamentary votes may have been altered by Brexit terrorist threats.
4/ Anyone who says Brexit was legitimately obtained is accepting that terrorism and the breaking of electoral law are legitimate tools in British politics. I say that if we care about democracy and the rule of law we must never accept Brexit as politically legitimate.
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