#ThankYourMP trended on Twitter on Friday, following the killing of the Labour MP Jo Cox. Thousands of voters used the platform to express solidarity with their elected representatives.
#ThankYourMP is a genuinely humbling sentiment,reminding us how humanity has the ability to turn tragedy into a source of strength.Thankyou
— Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) June 16, 2016
Writing for the Guardian’s opinion section today, our columnist Jonathan Freedland paid warm tribute to Cox, and argued that many elected representatives are fine public servants, contrary to the toxic reputation of modern politicians.
The funny thing is, this is what most of them are actually like. It’s the dirty little secret of political life: that, yes, there are some politicians who are all about ego and vanity and hogging the camera; but there are countless more who get and seek little public attention, who toil away, knocking on doors, fielding complaints about broken drains and noisy neighbours, who work daytimes, evenings and weekends, and who are rewarded by little thanks – and often a downpour of abuse.
We’d like to hear your own tributes to your local MP. Perhaps he or she helped out with a particular issue in your constituency, or campaigned on an issue close to you. Perhaps you’ve engaged in an email or letter correspondence with them, or even met them at a local event, pub or garden fete.
If you have pictures of yourself with your MP, we’d love to see them.
You can get in touch with us via the form at the bottom of this article. We’ll put together a selection of your comments and pictures on Monday, to coincide with parliament’s own tribute.
