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Abuse online and on social media 'driving people from politics'

Emily Owen, who stood as Labour candidate for Aberconwy, said she was inundated by sexist comments on social media after announcing she was standing for the 2017 election.
Ms Owen told Good Morning Wales she had experienced "threats very close to rape threats" and people had to be called out on it.
"It is horrible, it is absolutely horrible," she said. "One of the big messages needs to be, this is not OK, it's absolutely not normal."
While Ms Owen said the abuse had not put her off standing in the future, Mr Hart said it could act as a deterrent for people putting themselves forward for the political stage.

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