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A van passenger said he was left appalled after seeing a Jeremy Corbyn toy hanging from a noose in the back window of a pensioner's car.

Sam Pomeroy was in the passenger seat of his friend's works van when he spotted the grey Ford ahead of him as they drove along Park Avenue towards Chapel Street. The car, which proudly bore a stick-on Union flag, highlighting their pride at being British, was snapped as it briefly stopped at the junction, a few yards from Devonport police station.

He told Plymouth Live he was close enough at one stage to clearly see it was a stuffed doll made to look like Jeremy Corbyn. However, he said he was left taken aback when he saw "a very clear noose around its neck, hanging from rear window".

(Image: Sam Pomeroy)

Sam said: "What kind of world are we now living in? It was older people in the car as well - they looked like they were approaching 70.

"What goes through their heads? What they don't realise is the world they're leaving behind for their kids and grandkids who are the ones who have to repair all this.

"Their generation were a golden generation - good healthcare, jobs, security. We're being left with less.

"It seems if you throw a milkshake at Farage you get done for criminal damage, but if you incite hate and murder that's alright is it?

(Image: Sam Pomeroy & Pet Hates Toys) (Image: Pet Hates Toys)

Sam later Tweeted the image, adding: "In what type of society have we allowed this to happen, and be acceptable? #brokenbritain #disgraceful #hate "

The political doll is just one of a number available online from sellers. Produced from firm Pet Hates Toys, they sell not not just the "Jeremy Corbyn dog toy", but also versions modelled on Theresa May, Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump.

Their website boasts the dog toy - retailing at £17.50 - is "made from reinforced synthetic material and with a squeaker inside, this toy Jezza is a hilarious dog toy for your precious pooch."

(Image: Pet Hates Toys)

MPs have recently complained about a seemingly hostile environment they operate in, especially in the wake of the divisive Brexit vote. Plymouth Moor View MP Johnny Mercer recently demanded members of the public should "try being in our shoes in the current environment" as he came to the defence of MP Mark Field who was criticised for grabbing a female Greenpeace member around the neck as she protested a speech and black tie meal at Mansion House. No complaint or arrests have been made at this stage.

The man who threw a milkshake at MEP Nigel Farage in May as he campaigned for his new Brexit party in Newcastle pleaded guilty in court to assault by beating and criminal damage. The man was handed a 12-month community order, made to carry out 150 hours unpaid work and pay Mr Farage £350 in compensation.

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Labour MP Jo Cox was murdered in June 2016 while she campaigned on the side of Remain. Jo, a former head of policy and advocacy at charity Oxfam GB, was stabbed and shot by Thomas Mair, who held far-right views and had links to US-based neo-Nazi groups. The court heard he shouted "Britain First" as he carried out his attack. He was later found guilty of her murder and jailed for life.