'Abuse should never be part of democracy' - MP backs YEP's Call It Out campaign

But over the last five years Labour MP Holly Lynch has had a front row seat to some of the fiercest debates to rage across the country.

From the controversial air strikes in Syria through to the contentious Brexit vote – these issues have had the power to split and divide a nation.

And that debate has been further heightened by the power of social media.

Before social media a strongly worded letter or a conversation during a routine MP’s surgery would be the way that politicians could test the mood of their constituents.

But now it is all too easy at the click of the button to temperature check that debate.

While that debate is vital for a democracy to thrive, there is also a fine line between freedom of expression and hate, which is why the Halifax MP is leading the charge to clean up the internet.

Speaking to the Yorkshire Evening Post Ms Lynch said: “The last five years have been difficult for the country to go through and they have evoked a strong feeling within people.

“On the back of that comes lots of online abuse and dealing with threats.

“It has been a really serious time for the country that has required us to come together.”

And, while social media can provide a platform to join forces like never before, Ms Lynch is all too aware of the dark side of the internet.

“Almost all MPs will have lived experience of some of the worst types of threats you can go through,” she said.