Host Louisa Hannan asked the Labour MP: “We know, sadly, women in politics get a lot of abuse. Is that something you’ve encountered? I mean, I know it’s early days.”
Ms Kaur responded to say it had been “extreme” and racist abuse had been “constant, almost on a daily basis”.
“It’s kind-of more than I thought. I mean, you always get it when you’re in the public eye,” she said.
“Being a politician, suddenly you somehow become sub-human – when all you’re really trying to do is make a positive difference to people’s lives.
“I got it to a certain extent when I was a councillor and leader of the council, but I feel as though, since I’ve become an MP – especially online – I feel as though I’ve attracted all the misogynists, and all the racists and all the haters out there.”
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