An MP says she has obtained “threats of death and violence” over a video posted by a neighbouring MP, which she labelled “misleading” and “irresponsible”.
Anna Dixon has accused her constituency neighbour of getting “personally inflamed hatred against me” in a video he posted on Fb, relating to her place on requires native and nationwide inquiries into grooming gangs.
The Labour MP for Shipley, who was first elected final yr, mentioned Robbie Moore, a Conservative, had demonstrated “irresponsible behaviour” by posting “blatant misinformation about a colleague”.
In a prolonged message on social media, Ms Dixon wrote: “I would like native residents to bear in mind that I’ve obtained threats of loss of life and violence immediately posted in response to a deceptive video not too long ago shared by the MP for Keighley and Ilkley, Robbie Moore.
“These have been reported to the police, and an investigation is presently underway.
“Other responses to his post have subjected me to misogynistic abuse and made deeply offensive claims against me – he has chosen to let these remain public in the comments section on his social media.”
Picture:Robbie Moore has defended his video. Pic: UK Parliament
What does the video say?
Mr Moore first posted the video on social media on Wednesday, 20 August.
Above the video, he wrote: “Wow. Shipley’s Labour MP Anna Dixon is ‘misleading public’ [sic] on grooming gangs inquiry.
“Anna is telling constituents she voted against an inquiry because it was a ‘political stunt’. But a closer look at the facts shows Anna has been dismissing calls for an inquiry since day one… Your voice – or just another voice protecting Bradford’s Labour Party?”
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The video claims that Ms Dixon has been deceptive the general public about her causes for voting towards plans for a nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs, and alleges that she has all the time been opposed to at least one from when she was first elected.
Responding to the video on Saturday, Ms Dixon wrote: “In placing out deceptive info on-line in relationship to my place on baby grooming gangs he has personally infected hatred towards me, and in responding to constituents he has doubled down and repeated the assaults towards me.
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“We must always put victims and survivors first when it comes to tackling the horrific crime of child sexual exploitation – this issue should never be used to make personal attacks based on party politics.”
The Labour backbencher added: “Group-based child sexual exploitation, committed by grooming gangs, is one of the most despicable and damaging crimes imaginable. I fully support all efforts by [the] government and West Yorkshire Police to bring perpetrators of these crimes to justice.”
She referenced how she has sought to sort out the difficulty by talking about it within the Commons and assembly with survivors.
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Ms Dixon added that she has “always been transparent and direct with constituents”, and that she was “shocked by the claim made in the video” that she would oppose a give attention to the Bradford district in any nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs.
What’s the argument basically about?
It seems the origin of the argument is Ms Dixon’s choice in January 2025 to vote towards an modification to the Kids’s Wellbeing and Faculties Invoice.
The Conservatives scheduled what Ms Dixon has referred to as a “wrecking amendment” to the invoice, which referred to as for a nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs. However voting for this modification would have “effectively killed the bill, which aimed to enhance safeguards for children”, Ms Dixon mentioned.
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Mr Moore, who’s the shadow farming secretary, has mentioned this isn’t the true purpose that Ms Dixon voted towards the modification, and claims that as an alternative, she is against a nationwide inquiry altogether.
Sir Keir Starmer introduced in June that there could be a nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs, after spending a number of months resisting calls to take action.
Ms Dixon has mentioned she believes Mr Moore has disrespected her and fallen under the requirements anticipated of MPs.
She mentioned: “It’s one factor to interact in full of life debate on get together insurance policies in parliament or on TV, however to launch such a private assault towards a neighbouring MP falls properly under the requirements anticipated of parliamentarians.
“I am disturbed by Robbie Moore’s seeming willingness to spread misinformation on this scale with his constituents and beyond, particularly when it pertains to such a serious issue.”
She has referred to as on each her personal constituents and Mr Moore’s to sentence “these actions in the strongest possible terms”.
The video is ‘not a personal attack’ however highlights ‘legitimate concerns’
He mentioned his video is “not a personal attack”, however “raises legitimate concerns” about her public place on a grooming inquiry in Bradford. He added: “I have been fighting for an inquiry since being elected in 2019 and have been clear that this is not a political issue.”
The shadow minister continued: “We are actually in a scenario in Bradford the place victims and survivors and main baby abuse attorneys are desperately calling for a give attention to Bradford within the grooming gangs inquiry, with a sitting Labour peer explicitly saying there was a cover-up inside Bradford Council.
