MPS have been stalked, their children have been threatened and their tyres slashed.

Conservatives Henry Smith and Maria Caulfield revealed how they have been targeted in the wake of a debate about the use of inflammatory language in Parliament.

Initially, it was Labour MPs who said Parliament’s “reckless tone” had caused a rise in threats and abuse to politicians. But Tory politicians have now spoken out too.

Mr Smith, the MP for Crawley, said “anarchist” websites maliciously published the address of his children’s school. He also said he has been stalked.

He said: “I get regular threats and stalking, including threats against my children, including one incident when where they go to school was publicised on anarchist and left-wing websites with an encouragement to go after them.”

Ms Caulfield, the MP for Lewes, said her car was vandalised.

The day after the heated debate in Parliament she tweeted: “Last week I had my car tyres damaged with nails and screws for the second time.

“No one cares because I’m a leaver and apparently deserve it.

“Abuse of MPs and death threats were happening long before yesterday.”

Last month Ms Caulfield told the BBC she had fitted a “video entry system” in her office and could no longer have an open door.

She said: “I no longer put anything personal on Twitter or Facebook. I can’t put photos of family members up because they could then be targeted.”

Last week, The Argus revealed that Labour MP for Kemptown Lloyd Russell-Moyle has had his home fitted with panic buttons and bullet-proof glass.

It also emerged that the MP for Hove and Portslade Peter Kyle had to reinforce his office after the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox, and then again after his window was smashed earlier this year.

Mr Russell-Moyle blamed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s use of incendiary rhetoric and the “reckless tone” of the debate around Brexit.

MP for Hastings and Rye Amber Rudd, who resigned from the Tory party last month, also criticised the Prime Minister’s use of language that could “incite violence”.

As the dispute in Parliament reached fever pitch on Wednesday, Mr Johnson dismissed one MP’s fears about the dangers of inflammatory language as “humbug”.

He refused to apologise for saying the best way to honour murdered remain MP Jo Cox would be to “get Brexit done”.