16 Nov 2021

Covid: MPs seek protection as threats grow with disinformation

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 16 November 2021

Anger stirred up by Covid-19 has some MPs facing an increase in threats and abuse and looking for more security.

Those opposed to Covid vaccinations, mandates and restrictions are increasingly turning their fury towards those at the heart of the decision making.

And MPs are now in line for beefed up security.

Our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has the story.

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