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Diane Abbott has spoken out about how she deals with online vitriol after a growing number of female MPs announced they would not be standing in the general election, with some citi

MPs have increasingly become the target of abuse - and some women politicians say they are bearing the brunt of it.

Boris Johnson on Wednesday night sparked a tide of criticism by dismissing suggestions that his rhetoric was dangerous in the current climate and 

Lisa Cameron is a member of the British Parliament. She's also a victim, and survivor, of online trolls.

The new-look European Parliament includes the youngest person ever to sit as an MEP.

Kira Peter-Hansen, from Denmark, is just 21 and was still studying at university when she was elected.

A major Holyrood drive has been unveiled aimed at getting more women to become MSPs after numbers stalled in recent years.