内容摘要：One of the children who survived that day was stabbed 30 times. She was airlifted to hospital and doctors operated on her for six hours to try and save the use of her arms, hands and fingers.

One of the children who survived that day was stabbed 30 times. She was airlifted to hospital and doctors operated on her for six hours to try and save the use of her arms, hands and fingers.

But he said it had been worse for female colleagues and he feared that would put off women from standing in future."Political parties have got to try and temper their campaigning – the personal attacks on politicians from opposition parties. Everyone needs to take more responsibility," he added.

I've been talking to politicians about this for over 20 years and they think it is getting worse.Every time we interview an MP we have to be careful about where and when we're doing it. Politicians have accepted it to an extent – but why should they? No-one should be going to work and getting death threats.Some wouldn't talk to me on camera about this – they say the abuse is so bad that being on TV talking about it would just make it worse. One told me that they'd been punched and another said the abuse contributed to them deciding to give up being an MP.

They're worried about people being put off getting into politics, they're worried about their families and members of staff and they're worried about themselves.Rother Valley MP Richards, who was first elected last year, said he had been shocked by how often the abuse had "gone well beyond what I deem to be acceptable".

He said: "The online aspect of modern-day politics has made it far worse. When I am in parliament and you look on social media you get endless abuse frankly.

"There's something about the online platforms and the anonymity it gives people that shows the worst side of public discourse."More recently there have been moves in Scotland, Jersey and the Isle of Man towards changing the law.

A bill introduced by Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthurin the Scottish Parliament in the autumn.

In the Isle of Man, a billat its third reading by two-thirds of the island's parliamentary representatives, known as members of the House of Keys.