Women in Politics Face Non-Stop Abuse | Dame Penny Mordaunt

“I've had more than 700 death threats and rape threats, including threats to murder my family as well ... In the last four years, I haven't had a day when I haven't had a live police investigation or a live court case going on.” The relentless wave of physical and online violence targeting high-profile politicians is a dangerous new “norm”, says former Conservative cabinet minister Dame Penny Mordaunt. Dame Penny Mordaunt and Ben Bradshaw were speaking to Cathy Newman on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Friday, 4-7pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/