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By Eliot Wilson Feeling strongly about a subject is no excuse to harass MPs – the status quo is intolerable, writes Eliot Wilson Last week the Prime Minister invited police chiefs to 10 Downing Street to discuss the challenge of threats and intimidation of MPs influencing the democratic process. Rishi Sunak was not in a mood to disguise his feelings, describing a “growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule”. He was clear that the public expected the government to protect “our democracy and our values that we all hold dear”. But he also turned the spotlight on the police thems…