MP says 'bar of acceptable treatment' is falling for politicians

A Conservative MP has said "democracy is not in a good place" after a pro-Palestinian protest at his family home.

Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood was speaking after more than 60 people, some holding Palestinian flags, gathered at his home in a Dorset village to call for a Gaza ceasefire.

Mr Ellwood said he fears hostility towards politicians may be damaging to British politics and put people off seeking election.

He added that: "As events show, we are losing the art of how to disagree as politics becomes ever more angry, ever more hateful."

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