good evening Boris Johnson says tempers
need to calm down in Parliament after
torrid scenes in the Commons last night
several MPs say they've received death
threats and partially blamed mr.
Johnson's words on brexit for fuelling
extremist behavior the prime minister
says he totally deplores any threats to
anybody particularly female MPs but as
refused to apologize for his use of
language the Speaker of the Commons John
Bercow described the culture within the
chamber as toxic and said it was the
worst atmosphere he had ever witnessed
in the house our political editor Laura
Koons Berg's report contains some very
strong language politics has never been
for faint hearts but there was poison in
the air last night
frustrated by a lack of brexit progress
the Prime Minister is happy to provoke I
totally deplore any threats to anybody
particularly female MPs and a lot of
work is being done to stop that and to
give people the security that they need
but I do think it's important that in
the House of Commons I should be able to
talk about the surrender there on the
surrender in the way that I did but this
fury from Labour MPs at that kind of
talk an encounter between a Labour MP
and the Prime Minister's advisor Dominic
Cummings in Parliament was filmed by a
member of the MPs team
EMP Carl Turner said he'd had death
threats last night
mr. Cummings answer get brexit done in
the Commons itself a sense of disbelief
for a moment the morning after the night
before yesterday the house did itself no
credit still rage though from a friend
of the murdered MP Joe Cox when I hear
of my friend's murder and the way that
it has made me and my colleagues feel
and feel scared described as humbug I
actually don't feel anger towards the
Prime Minister I feel pity for those of
you who still have to toe his line one
MP though told me
everyone's a hypocrite every side is
guilty it was yesterday she was the
person I could hear screaming the
loudest from her but most of the ire was
reserved for the Prime Minister to
dismiss concerns from members about the
death threats they receive and to
dismiss concerns that the language used
by the Prime Minister is being repeated
in those death threats is reprehensible
mr. speaker the Prime Minister is not
fit for office his behavior is an
outrage
and his government is treating people
disgracefully yet the Prime Minister's
backers believe brexit opponents will do
almost anything to attack him there is a
strategy the Prime Minister is the last
thing standing between ending the brexit
Enterprise entirely he can expect no
quarter absolutely everything is gonna
be thrown at him as he prepared to
gather his cabinet the prime minister
said tempers need to come down but the
chances of him listening to this
reprimand from a predecessor in number
10 are slim to none words such as
saboteur traitor enemy's surrender
betrayal which had had no place in our
party no place in our political
discourse nor in our politics and nor
for that matter
in our wider society but whatever the
difficulty whatever the distress there
is no intention in Downing streets none
at all of pulling back from their
overall tough approach a belief even
this is a pent-up conflict that must
play out to clear the way for brexit
patting each other on the back when
there's so much frustration in every
corner of the country and this political
village the government playing tough
appeals to some but could cause other
voters to take fright Laura Coons Berg
may be seen you used Westminster well
the tone in Parliament was very
different today as the impact of last
night's exchanges sank in but what are
people outside Westminster think of the
language some MPs have been using our
political correspondent Alex Forsyth
reports now from the Conservative health
constituency of Walsall North which
voted to leave the EU life on this
factory floor feels a far cry from the
chaos in Westminster this firm near
Warsaw makes and designs high-end door
and window fittings and plenty here
think Parliament needs to get a grip
director Paul is craving an end to
brexit uncertainty but isn't filled with
confidence after watching the House of
Commons I mean as a business we just
couldn't act in that way we need to keep
planning we need to keep moving forward
and this kind of almost childish
behaviour is not what you want to see
Peters from Slovakia and has lived in
the UK for eight years he thinks the
political discourse is stoking division
you know using that kind of language in
there
stuff because it's you know probably
fuel in that the atmosphere that is you
know in a society this is a conservative
constituency but only by a narrow margin
most people here voted leave is the kind
of place number ten hopes it's firm
brexit message will play well from the
start Boris Johnson has tried to paint
himself as the man who will stick up for
the brexit back in public the person
who'll deliver for those who voted leave
and the language he's using is all part
of that strategy trying to put himself
on the side of the people versus what he
betrays as a parliament trying to hinder
brexit critics say it's a deeply
divisive tactic but for some at the
coffee and grill it's working
he's right and a good many things really
says is what people out here was calling
to is convinced one of the language
could he use they've been stage took my
Parliament far as I'm concerned they're
hypocrites the country bouchy doubt
whether you like it or not the country
belted brexit but his son doesn't trust
Boris Johnson or anyone I felt oh my god
I've already to have with you but
I'm going to no I item or for many the
heated arguments are simply eternal
agree with each other dough that it
should just lop one long battle all a
towing at the local pet shop there's an
even stronger view the public good
thinking this is what we voted for this
is our government and it's disgraceful
so while Westminster continues to
wrangle the country continues to watch
still divided and increasingly
frustrated Alex Forsyth BBC News
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