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One in five councillors have received threats of violence or a death threat, survey finds

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72% Informative

Local Government Association calls for UK government to take more action to protect councillors.

73% of those who answered survey said they had felt intimidated or experienced abuse in the past year .

22% of councillors in England and Wales had received a threat of violence during their time in the role.

VR Score

71

Informative language

68

Neutral language

34

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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