Labour's abuse problem and the Ukip leadership race - Politics Weekly podcast

Rachel Shabi, Beth Foster-Ogg, Benjamin Butterworth and Sam Stopp join Anushka Asthana to discuss the allegations of abuse and intimidation swirling around the Labour party

With Labour’s leadership election now in full swing, 44 of the party’s female MPs have written to Jeremy Corbyn about the increase in rape threats, death threats and escalating abuse. We hear from Dewsbury MP Paula Sherriff who says she has not had a reply.

Joining Anushka Asthana to discuss the issue are journalist and author Rachel Shabi, Momentum’s Beth Foster-Ogg, Labour councillor Sam Stopp andBenjamin Butterworth, chair of London Young Labour.