Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller has considered quitting the UK after receiving death threats and warnings that she would have acid thrown in her face.
The businesswoman, who successfully launched a legal challenge against the Government’s Brexit plans, said her life has “completely changed” since she was made the lead claimant in the case.
“I have been getting threats of having acid thrown in my face for months and months now,” she told business news website Verdict.
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“When I see someone walk towards me on the street with a bottle of water or something, I just freak out.”
The threats follow a spate of acid attacks that have left people with life-changing injuries.
She continued: “I get people who send me death threats who include their name and full address on the letters. People are so bold that they just don’t hide.”
One of those who targeted Ms Miller, aristocrat Rhodri Colwyn Philipps, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison last month after posting messages on Facebook offering £5,000 for “the first person to 'accidentally' run over this bloody troublesome first generation immigrant”.
Philipps, the 4th Viscount St Davids, described the successful businesswoman as a “boat jumper” and added: “If this is what we should expect from immigrants, send them back to their stinking jungles”.
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Gina Miller reveals shocking abuse since launching Article 50 Brexit legal challenge
Ms Miller said as a result of the sustained threats, which she said came in a variety of forms, including emails and LinkedIn messages, she has contemplated moving abroad.
“If it came to the point that it was just too much to bear from a security point of view, if I sat down with my police teams and we felt that it was a really serious threat, I would have to seriously consider leaving the UK,” she said.
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“This would break my heart because I love this country and I am fighting for it. But we might have to.”
The family home has 24 hour security and her husband, Alan, is “perpetually concerned”, she added.
Ms Miller first revealed she was the victim of threats and abuse during the Article 50 Supreme Court case.
She told the court in a statement that she was “very scared for the safety of herself and her family”.
Prosecutor Philip Stott said: “In addition to finding it offensive, racist and hateful, she was extremely concerned that someone would threaten to have her run over for a bounty.
"She took the threat seriously, and it contributed to her employing professional security for her protection."
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50 days ago
Cloberian
What is going on? Not only in Britain. In Europe, across the world. The moods, the attitudes , the anger, hatred, the nationalistic notions. Just like before the II World War.
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49 days ago
fredi
Rexiters seem to love vomiting there bile in posts on the independent, If you dont like it dont come hear, keep your offensive tirades to those right wing rags so popular with rexiters.
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51 days ago
Jacques de la Fouxelle
The tone of so many of the comments on this thread is truly shocking. Threats to throw acid at people you do not agree with are at odds with everything I thought Britain stood for. I was obviously wrong. I truly feel sorry for those who have just been denied the right to migrate from this increasingly toxic environment. The EU citizens have somewhere to run to. This is not the case for everybody...
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50 days ago
TheViking
Oh dear! I am quite happy in my surroundings here in the UK, apart from a few noisy young lads, life is very
peacefull, of course this is the east midlands, not the cess pit of London were the majority are immigrants.
I could leave, my wife is a european, but we are both happy to stay in this wonderful country !
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51 days ago
ema
I wish Gina Miller the very best of luck and my gratitude for all she has done. A storm is coming to the UK built on hubris and blame, and I fear it will be the youngest and worst off that will be the first victims. What can we do? I fear it is time to take shelter.
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52 days ago
Celt Darnell
Well, as the Americans say, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.
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51 days ago
Amber
Perfect response!
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51 days ago
Tiffany
Aśs hole!
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52 days ago
European freinds
Gina Miller has the backing of at least 16 million people.
She has always worked inside the law and not been unkind to anyone in print
The brexit extremists should be treated the same as other people who threaten our way of life and free speech and given years in prison not a few weeks
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51 days ago
Amber
You're obviously not on Twitter then and haven't seen the nastiness and aggressiveness of Remoaners? I'm sick of Remoaners blaming Brexiteers for everything- grow up
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49 days ago
fredi
Rexiters are far more aggressive when posting here
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52 days ago
Original
Cheerio. Don't slam the door on your way out dearie. (And woe betide the next country you chose..)
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52 days ago
John Amiri
seems like a bit of an attention seeker
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52 days ago
DaleyIntoEurope
Gina Miller is the opposite end of the scale to Farage. Arguably she is an extremist for Brexiteers, the difference is that liberal Leavers don't threaten to kill Farage, but Brexiteers show their true colours when it comes to how tolerant they are to opinions they don't like. Never end free speech, Miller has totally shown up the incompetent UK systems that exist, well done to her.
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52 days ago
Nicholas
Just google 'Farage death threats' and ask yourself if you might want to edit that post.
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52 days ago
Original
Well said; see my post above.
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51 days ago
Amber
Quite!
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49 days ago
fredi
Did I not read during the campaign that some threats to Fardage had been found to originate from an aids phone.
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52 days ago
Original
Remainiacs certainly DO and have threatened to torture and kill Nigel Farage, which is why he now has full-time bodyguards.
I've seen some of the horrendous threats (the idiots were too stupid to do it anonymously; I sent copies of them all to the police).
The difference is: Mr. Farage doesn't act like a 'drama queen' about them; he suffers the threats quietly and takes action to prevent their threats. Unlike this one..
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51 days ago
Amber
Correct
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51 days ago
wilbye
Here is Nigel Farage "suffering death threats quietly" (all quotes from interviews he gave to newspapers):
“I’ve got no life – I can’t do anything, I can’t go anywhere.”
"Certainly I would not go out in London of an evening on my own without security – couldn’t even think about it."
"I can’t even walk down the street without it. I have to go to private places, private venues."
"The thought of doing a Friday night pub crawl around Westminster – I just can’t do it any more.”
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51 days ago
Amber
Really?? Do you know how many death threats Farage has had? Plenty
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52 days ago
malacca
Go if she must. It is her choice.
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52 days ago
Original
And good riddance.
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51 days ago
Jeffrey Mansfield
Wot a nasty pasty!
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