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Williamson refuses to bow to thuggery after venue threatened by two men
Labour MP Chris Williamson

LABOUR MP Chris Williamson refused to bow to “thuggery” yesterday after a meeting in Brighton was cancelled with the venue subjected to threats of violence.

Mr Williamson had been booked to speak at a meeting in the south coast city on Thursday evening in the Holiday Inn.

I was due to speak on Thurs at the Holiday Inn Brighton, but they’ve had to cancel after two men turned up to threaten their staff. They also had abuse on personal social media accounts and were called “c*nts” on the phone. Will you join me in condemning this outrage, @peterkyle? pic.twitter.com/WJ7jEQVrnw

— Chris Williamson MP #GTTO (@DerbyChrisW) August 6, 2019
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