‘Constant abuse’: three UK candidates on their election 2024 experience

Home secretary, Yvette Cooper, conducting review after ‘alarming rise in intimidation’ during campaign

• Ministers urged to act over physical and online intimidation in UK election

For several candidates, the 2024 UK general election was the worst they had experienced. Some described being filmed and chased down the street while campaigning; others stopped attending hustings or only did so with police protection.

It was marked by an increase in tensions over the Israel-Gaza war, with Labour candidates coming under strong pressure over their record on the issue. Several pro-Palestinian independent candidates ended up winning in former Labour strongholds.