An MP has said he received a death threat hours after being named in a story about Remain MPs' supposed communication with foreign governments.

Dominic Grieve was one of several MPs named as part of a No10 probe into whether Remain-backers had talked to EU politicians about how to delay Brexit.

Mr Grieve, one of 21 MPs who lost the Tory whip for trying to rule out no-deal Brexit, last night told ITV the death threat was an "immediate consequence" of him being named.

He told Bloomberg News: "I have not colluded. We did it off our own bat. And what's more, talking to the EU is not a criminal offense, so it's a double lie from No 10.

"It's like living a totalitarian state. The death threats have been coming in. I've had one on the train up to Manchester this afternoon.

"This is quite a regular correspondent.

"He e-mails to tell me I'm wrong quite often but this afternoon he told me I should be killed.

"It will go to the police tomorrow."

It comes after Boris Johnson was branded "totalitarian" for probing MPs' "foreign links" over Brexit.

Number 10 launched an investigation after they reportedly received intelligence that MPs including former Cabinet Minister Oliver Letwin, had been given help drafting the Benn Act from members of the French Government and the European Union.

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