Katie Price today vowed to be the 'voice' for her son Harvey and protect him from abuse - as she took her fight for a new criminal offence of online trolling to be created to Parliament.

The ex glamour model told how her 15 year-old son - who is blind and has a range of health problems which hampers his speech - has been subjected to vile racist abuse online.

The mother-of-five wants a new criminal offence - which she has dubbed 'Harvey's Law' - to be created to make online trolling a specific crime.

In unusual scenes, the reality TV star swapped the television cameras for the corridors of power as she made her case to MPs.

Giving evidence with her mother Amy by her side, she described how sick trolls single Harvey out and hurl racist abuse at him online - even creating videos of him.

She went to the police but said they were left 'embarrassed' and unable to take cases any further because there was no criminal offence in place.

Speaking about her son, Ms Price said: 'He is mocked for his colour, his size, I just think they think he is an easy target to pick on.

'But I'm his voice. I'm here and I'm going to protect him.'

She said the new law would 'stop deaths and abuse' and told MPs that tougher action should be a 'no brainer'.

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Katie Price (pictured in Parliament today) today told of the hate-filled abuse her disabled son Harvey gets - as she took her fight for a new criminal offence of online trolling to be created to Parliament.

The former glamour model (pictured in front of the Petitions Select Committee with her mother Amy by her side) told how her 15 year-old son - who is blind and has a range of health problem - is constantly mocked online

Katie Price, pictured with her son Harvey (centre) and mother Amy (far left) leaving POrtcullis House in the Palace of Westminster today told of how her 15 year-old son gets a steam of abuse online because of his race and disability

She said: 'I truly believe that if it was a criminal offence I do not believe there would be so much of it. But there is definitely nothing in place.

'You can make up an email, a name and be on that site. They need to tighten it up - surely it cannot be hard work to do that.

'It would stop so many deaths, harassment and abuse. Some of you MPs have even had it as well. It happens to everyone - so it's a no brainer really.'

Her mother Amy told MPs that trolls are hiding behind their computer screens - but the abuse they post has left her family deeply upset.

She said: 'What makes me angry is that if someone had to do it face to face they wouldn't do it - they hide behind these cameras.

Police were 'embarrassed' they could not pursue Harvey's trolls, Katie Price says Katie Price today said that police were left 'embarrassed' as they admitted they could not pursue her son's trolls in court because there was no crime to charge them with. The former glamour model said officers wanted to pursue the cases as they had children too and were sickened at the abuse her disabled son Harvey was getting. She told MPs today: 'I've been to the police twice. 'They've arrested two people, got all of their computers, mobile phones and everything. 'And even the police were really embarrassed because it got to a point where they couldn't take it any further because they couldn't charge them with anything because there's nothing in place.' Advertisement

'It is really hurtful, and even for my other grandchildren - they see it about their brother, and they know he is special needs but I think they take it personally because he is their brother and they can't protect him.'

Ms Price told MPs that while she has five children the online abuse is all focused solely on Harvey.

She said: 'I've got five children and out of those five children the online abuse is only against one....and it is because of the colour of his skin.

'He gets mocked for his size, and how his eyes are.

'I kept reporting them, they would get closed down but then reopen and start again.'

The reality TV star said she 'named and shamed' her son's abusers on Twitter but that did not stop them.

And she called in the police to track down the culprits and close them down - and said the officers dealing with the case were 'so good' and desperate to push it forward.

But she said the officers became 'embarrassed' and told her they had to drop the cases because there was nothing they could do as there was no specific criminal offence to charge the trolls with.

She said: 'They said there was nothing in place to charge them with....There has to be a point where we say there - is this a criminal offence.'

She told MPs the online world 'is the future' and more must be done now to crack down on abuse online.

Katie Price appeared with her mother Amy by her side, who told of her angry that online trolls target Harvey because they know he cannot defend himself

Katie Price, pictured in a select committee hearing in Parliament today, listened as her mother Amy, pictured right, told of how Harvey's brothers and sisters are left upset when they hear of the abuse he receives - and that they are powerless to stop it

Katie Price (pictured in Parliament today) vowed to stand up for her son Harvey telling MPs 'I'm his voice. I'm here and I'm going to protect him'

Katie Price (pictured in Parliament today leaving after she gave evidence to MPs) said a new law would stem the tide of harassment and stop future deaths caused by cyber bullying

And she slammed Channel 4 for broadcasting the comedian Frankie Boyle after he mocked her son.

She asked MPs: 'Why is it OK to mock disabled people ...the police couldn't do anything I have tried to get people closed down but it is getting worse. It is getting worse all the time.'

WHAT ARE HARVEY'S HEALTH PROBLEMS? Harvey, 15, has a range of health problems, which have left him blind, overweight and with a range of special needs. He has been diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome, which leaves him with an excessive appetite and led to him being overweight, with weak muscles and learning difficulties. He also has been a rare condition called septo-optic dysplasia which has left him partially blind. And he also has autism – a condition which affects his ability to talk and communicate with others, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) which leaves him hyperactive and unable to concentrate easily. Advertisement

Her mother Amy said: 'The fact is people know that he doesn't understand and what makes us angry as a family is that he can't defend himself.

'If that is how we are, what must other people feel like?'

She added: 'Katie has always been in the limelight and always had people say things about her...and then I used to get really angry as a mum...

'When it started happening to Harvey, and because I know he is so inoffensive and cannot defend himself, it makes me so angry and it impacts on all of us.

'It does upset me, you do feel emotional about it. We need to do something about it.'

She said the family feel 'passionately' that a new law is needed to protect people like her grandson - and others.

Ms Price said she has repeatedly complained to social media providers about the abuse - but often has no idea where her complaints end up.

She said: 'You don't really hear anything.'

Katie Price was mobbed by photographers as she left Portcullis House with her daughter Princess (pictured left) and her son Harvey (pictured right) after urging MPs to get tough with social media companies

Katie Price, pictured outside Parliament with her son Harvey and mother Amy, addressed a scrum of reporter after taking her battle for tighter cyber bullying laws to Parliament today

The mother-of-five said she was moved to start her campaign because of the 'horrific' abuse meted out to her son.

She said: 'It's a joke, I've done everything I can - I've gone to the police, I've reported people - but nothing has been done. It is still being done and it's getting worse and worse.

WHAT IS PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME? Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic condition that causes problems including constant urges to eat food, restricted growth and reduced muscle tone. Other potential issues include learning difficulties, lack of sexual development and behavioral problems such as tantrums or stubbornness. The rare condition, which affects one in every 15,000 children born in England, is caused by a defect on chromosome number 15 - and happens by chance. Because there is no cure, treatment aims to manage the symptoms – with parents of sufferers urged to get their children to stick to a healthy, balanced diet. Children with the syndrome can eat up to six times more than children of the same age – and still feel hungry. It was first described in 1956 by Swiss doctors A Prader, A Labhart and H Willi. Advertisement

'And it's not just Harvey I am protecting, I have spoken to other people about it it is so damaging to people.'

She told MPs: 'I know you guys all agree with me to....we just have to get the Government to do something about it.'

Ms Price said lots of people want to law to be tightened – and are just waiting for the Government to take action.

She told how people have told her “we’re not fans of yours, we don’t like you, but we think what you are doing is amazing because it generally would help lots of people”.

Her appearance before the petitions select committee came after her petition to create a new cyber bullying law received 220,000 signatures.

Meanwhile, Theresa May today told social media companies to do more to take down offensive abuse posted online.

The PM outlined a package of measures to 'secure our democracy' including a crack down on social media abuse today.

Speaking in Manchester to mark 100 years since women secured the vote, the PM said: 'Social media – which can and should be a force for good in our democracy – are being exploited and abused, often anonymously.

'British democracy has always been robust and oppositional. But a line is crossed when disagreement mutates into intimidation.'