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Umunna rejects ‘nasty troll-form of politics’

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Labour MP Chuka Umunna has called for an end to a "nasty troll-form of politics" in his party. Speaking on the Today programme, the former shadow business secretary said MPs should be able to air different views on issues including shoot-to-kill and military intervention in Syria “without being insulted, without being trolled, without being threatened with deselection�. "Ultimately there are people in our party who are pacifists, who would never ever sanction the use of lethal force or military intervention in any circumstances,� he told presenter Justin Webb. "I don't share those views nor do the majority of people in the country.�

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