A MAN has been arrested after MP Chris Bryant received death threats in the wake of Sir David Amess' death.
The Rhondda MP said he was sent the malicious post after calling for people to be kinder after the Tory MP was stabbed to death on Friday.
A 76-year-old man has now been arrested on suspicion of malicious communications.
Mr Bryant spoke about the abuse he receives – claiming it has happened every year he has been a Labour MP.
He said: "The year before it was anti-vaxxers, the year before we had Brexit campaigners plastering the word 'traitor' all over my office."
The MP told Radio Wales Breakfast MPs are reluctant to go to police about abuse as they know how busy officers are.
He added: "I hope everyone dials down the nastiness in politics. It's been six years of everyone calling each other traitor. That needs to end, we need to be nicer to each other."
Sir David, 69, was knifed to death in Leigh-on-Sea while holding a constituency surgery.
The Tory MP's death is being treated as terrorism with cops continuing to quiz Ali Harbi Ali in custody.
Ali, 25, had been referred to the Government’s Prevent anti-terrorism programme.
Home Secretary Priti Patel has now launched a review into MPs’ safety.
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