Heather Williams has been shouted at in the street, received death threats, threats of sexual violence, and had dog faeces left on her doorstep. At one point, she didn’t leave her home alone for more than three months.
It was not how she expected her life to be when she first ran to be a Conservative district councillor in South Cambridgeshire nine years ago.
“It is very intimidating. I’ve had people threatening to rape me in my sleep, a man once threatened to shoot me,” said Williams, now opposition group leader on the council. “You do question whether you’re doing the right
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