Rosie Duffield says she will not be attending Labour's conference because of fears about her safety.
A Labour MP who will miss her party's conference this week because of fears about her safety has told the BBC women in public life have to "constantly think about their security".
She has often clashed with trans rights campaigners over her position on issues such as access to female-only spaces.The news Ms Duffield would not be attending the Labour Party conference was first reported by theShe told the paper there had been Labour MPs who had needed security at conferences in the past and she "didn't want that sort of attention or to become the story".
Labour MP Pat McFadden said he would be "appalled if Rosie thought she couldn't go to the Labour Party conference". House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said too many people had been "targeted for their opinion or the office they hold".
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