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# Hove MP receives death threat
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/hove-mp-receives-death-threat/
- Published: 2013-08-09T17:42:05.000Z
- Updated: 2013-11-09T22:29:59.000Z
- Description: Mike Weatherley the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade has received a death threat on Twitter after urging David Cameron to act against Vladimir Putin’s recently introduced anti-gay laws in Russia. Mike wrote to the Prime Minister after being approached by a number of his residents who were conc
- Author: Besi
- Tags: News, Politics

![Mike Weatherley, MP](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/web-600-25.jpg)

**Mike Weatherley the Conservative MP** for Hove and Portslade has received a death threat on Twitter after urging David Cameron to act against Vladimir Putin’s recently introduced anti-gay laws in Russia.

**Mike** wrote to the Prime Minister after being approached by a number of his residents who were concerned about the introduction of legislation targeting the LGBT community in Russia.

The Pink News website published a report about the letter to the Prime Minster today. When the story went live one twitter user with 1,500 followers replied quoting a link to the story and included a message saying “KILL WEATHERLEY”.

> “[@pinknews](https://twitter.com/pinknews?ref=scenemag.co.uk): MP Mike Weatherley calls on David Cameron to speak out against Russia’s anti-gay laws [http://t.co/1E1b3MooQO](http://t.co/1E1b3MooQO?ref=scenemag.co.uk)” KILL WEATHERLEY — Zebs. (@magiczebras) [August 9, 2013](https://twitter.com/magiczebras/statuses/365824466594430977?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

The user who tweeted from Iceland has been reported to Sussex Police.

**Mike said:**

> *“Twitter trolls should not be able to make threats when lurking behind their computers”.*

David Cameron has yet to comment publicly on the matter.