Chief Minister's wife hits out after online 'bullying'

Thursday, 6 October 2016 00:00

The wife of the Isle of Man's new Chief Minister has claimed she's had to take a break from social media due to online 'bullying'.

Lorraine Quayle took to Facebook yesterday - the day after her husband Howard had been elected to the top job.

She says the 'bullying, threatening and intimidation' towards her and her family was 'getting out of control'.

She says whilst she appreciates he's a public figure her family doesn't deserve to be bullied in such a manner.

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