Crime reporter(wp/es):
A man has been arrested in connection with racist threats allegedly sent to anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller.
Ms Miller says she has received abuse online since taking the Government to court over its decision to initiate Brexit without the backing of Parliament.
After winning the initial battle at the High Court, Ms Miller revealed she had been instructed to avoid public spaces for her own safety and claimed she and her family had been hit with a torrent of abuse.
Police investigating the alleged threats have arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion of sending “racially aggravated malicious communications” to Ms Miller, 51.
Detectives investigating the claims also issued a 'cease and desist' notice to a second man, aged 38, from Fife in Scotland.
A spokesman from the Metropolitan Police said: “An investigation was launched by the Met’s Falcon Unit after police were made aware of threats made online against a 51-year-old woman from 3 November onward.
“The 55-year-old man was arrested on Monday, 5 December at an address in Swindon.
“He was taken into custody at a Wiltshire police station, where he was later released on bail pending consideration by the Crown Prosecution Service.”
Following Ms Miller’s legal claim, the High Court ruled Theresa May would need the backing of Parliament to trigger Article 50 and begin the process of Britain leaving the European Union.
As the appeal began, Lord Neuberger - Britain's top judge - banned publication of the home addresses and names of any children of pro-European campaigners including Ms Miller because of the abuse they have received.
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