MP tells of homophobic death threat and self-doubt before suicide attempt

An MP who recently shared his experience of a suicide attempt in the House of Commons has revealed he received a homophobic death threat in the months before.

Elliot Colburn, the Conservative MP for Carshalton and Wallington, opened up about the self-doubt that plagued him during his 2021 ordeal.

In an interview with the , the 31-year-old said: “I became very