Since Jo’s death, I have discussed events with a number of other women MPs. Obviously, it was a horrifying event for everybody.

But it is hard to escape the conclusion that, the vitriolic misogyny that so many women politicians endure, framed the murderous attack on Jo.

It has been revealed that Jo contacted police on several occasions over threats made to her before her murder. And while the exact circumstances surrounding those threats have yet to be disclosed, it seems that new media has turbo-charged a culture of misogyny and violent threats.

When I first became an MP you had to go to the trouble of actually writing a letter (usually in green ink) to threaten a politician. Now the internet means the haters can send abuse and rape threats just by pressing a computer key. Anonymity means people can abuse you in terms they would never dream of, if they were face to face.

Like some other women MPs, I receive daily threats and racist abuse online. And my staff have already contacted the police three times in 2016 because of particularly serious threats. But mostly we don’t complain.

Our staff try and shield us from the worst of it, we block our Twitter abusers and get on with the job. But Jo’s death has left many women MPs feeling particularly vulnerable.

Jo Cox was a remarkable woman with the best years of her life ahead of her. Her death leaves two motherless small children. It is also a huge loss for her husband, her family, her constituents and her friends. And we, her Parliamentary colleagues, will always mourn her untimely passing.

Diane Abbott is MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.

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“Vitriolic misogyny framed Jo Cox's attack - it’s left female MPs feeling vulnerable”