She had anticipated criticism but said she was surprised by the level of insults received.

“Whilst I did expect some fallout, and it’d be very silly of me not to, what I didn’t expect … was the extreme vitriol from some … of the activists,” she said.

“The verbal and written intimidation to me personally told me I was a disgusting person, that I should resign, that I should leave the country, I’m a racist, I’m a bigot, I’m a neo-Nazi — none of which … are true.”

That sounds familiar 😶