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Katie Price makes bid to change the law as her online abuse petition reaches Parliament

Loose Women star is ready to rumble!

Katie Price is not just a pretty face (and a mother, and a Loose Women panellist, and an author, etc).

The former glamour model, 39, is also a campaigner against internet bullying.

Early last year, the mum-of-five launched a petition to make online abuse a criminal offence after her disabled son Harvey, 15, was persistently targeted.

Well, the star announced on today’s Loose Women that there’s been a very exciting development on that front…

Pricey has been invited to discuss her campaign at the Houses of Parliament!

She revealed: “Last year, I set up a petition and I got 220,000 signatures. Then Theresa May called for an election, so my petition to make online abuse a criminal offence was put on hold.

“Thankfully, they’ve now come back to me and, on the 6th of February, me, my mum and Harvey are going to a Parliament Select Committee to discuss it. Hopefully, Pricey can change the law! I will go along and give my experience about Harvey.

“The reason why I started it was Harvey getting trolled so much about his colour, his size and his condition. I had people arrested but the police can’t take it any further as there’s nothing in place.

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“They want to interview Harvey at the House of Commons, which is good as they can see how vulnerable he is and how innocent he is.

“Imagine if someone goes for a job interview and you like this person. You can see they have a criminal offence for online bullying and would think twice about that person.”

And Katie insisted that she won’t be intimidated by her visit to Westminster.

She laughed: “I’m not nervous – I’m on fire! And if I change that law, it’s all down to moi!”

The star later shared the development with her 1.7 million fans on Instagram.

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She wrote: “Yes, that’s right!! I am off to Parliament to make a difference to something I feel so passionately about.”

And her followers were made up for her. One wrote: “The best news in a long time. A lady of integrity and perseverance that can use her person wisely.”

Another said: “You go, girl – so glad you’ve finally managed it!”

And a third fan added: “Good luck – hope you get the outcome you are looking for.”

It’s not just trolling that Katie and Harvey have had to deal with in recent months.

Back in October, the star postponed a number of dates on her nationwide talking tour after reportedly receiving threats that her eldest son would be kidnapped.

Harvey’s father is the former Manchester United footballer Dwight Yorke.


Nancy Brown
Associate Editor

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