Article 50 campaigner Gina Miller is still receiving a torrent of abuse - and the British press is fanning the flames

LONDON - Death and rape threats. Just a taste of the vile swell of anger directed at Gina Miller since she stepped into the public eye last year.

Her crime? "Simply bringing and asking a legitimate question," as Miller herself says. It just so happens that question culminated in a historic Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday, which means the government must secure parliamentary approval before triggering Article 50.

In her victory statement of the steps of the Supreme Court in London, investment banker Miller said she was "shocked" at the personal abuse she has received in the past seven months. Last month, she told The Guardian: "I have felt frightened and find it difficult to leave the house."

Judging by a skim of Twitter on Tuesday, the squalid sentiment against Miller has far from run its course. Indeed, the trolls have a second wind, longing for her to be deported to a war zone among other nastiness in this snapshot (right) of the abuse.

Thankfully, this appears to be the views of a minority. For every poisonous post, there are others warmly congratulating Miller on her triumph.

But the haters are not operating in a vacuum. No, these keyboard warriors are being whipped up by Britain's press.

Take a walk through the websites of buccaneering pro-Brexit newspapers and it is easy to understand how petrol is being poured on the flames of fury.

Here's just three examples from Tuesday:

The Sun

The front page of The Sun's website went straight for the jugular, branding Miller a "Brexit wrecker." The headline of the piece elevates her to "chief Brexit wrecker."

In the past, The Sun has referred to Miller as "foreign-born multi-millionaire," who belongs to a "motley handful" of anti-EU campaigners.

The Daily Mail

Here, Miller is painted as both part of the (presumably liberal) "elite" and as a gloating remain campaigner. The Mail has also labelled Miller a "Brexit wrecker" in previous coverage.

The Daily Star

No prizes for guessing who the finger is being pointed at here with this entirely fabricated headline. It prompted one reader, named Chazzy, to comment: "Gina Miller should be hung, drawn and quartered. 17 million UK voters seen off big time by one foreigner!"

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