Former Tory colleagues have come out to slam the mob who had it in for Carswell yesterday:

Outrageous attack by mob on @DouglasCarswell. No respect for democracy and freedom of speech

— Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) May 27, 2015

Chilling scenes of a hate mob attacking @DouglasCarswell – one of our democracy's fiercest champions. https://t.co/2JQ5Exx3ye

— Zac Goldsmith (@ZacGoldsmith) May 27, 2015

Minister Nick Boles condemning attack outside parliament on Douglas Carswell. "This house must defend the rights of honourable members."

— Tim ClientEarth (@TimReidCE) May 27, 2015

Well done @metpoliceuk for protecting @DouglasCarswell. Outrageous to target an MP. We live in a democracy.

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) May 28, 2015

Silence from the left, so far…

UPDATE: Carswell talks to Iain Dale about the incident. [gigya src=”https://abfiles.s3.amazonaws.com/swf/audioboom_default_player_v1.swf” style=”background-color:transparent; display:block; min-width:300px; max-width:700px;” flashvars=”image_option=none&imgURL=https%3A%2F%2Fd15mj6e6qmt1na.cloudfront.net%2Fi%2F14785940%2F300x300%2Fc&link_color=%2358d1eb&mp3Author=lbc&mp3Duration=307054.0&mp3LinkURL=https%3A%2F%2Faudioboom.com%2Fboos%2F3222702-audibly-shocked-ukip-mp-douglas-carswell-talks-of-attack-by-anti-austerity-murderous-mob-on-the-streets-of-london&mp3Time=06.02pm+27+May+2015&mp3Title=Audibly+shocked+UKIP+MP+Douglas+Carswell+talks+of+attack+by+anti+austerity+%22murderous+mob%22+on+the+streets+of+London&mp3URL=https%3A%2F%2Faudioboom.com%2Fboos%2F3222702-audibly-shocked-ukip-mp-douglas-carswell-talks-of-attack-by-anti-austerity-murderous-mob-on-the-streets-of-london.mp3%3Fsource%3Dwordpress&player_theme=light&rootID=boo_player_1&show_title=true&waveimgURL=https%3A%2F%2Fd15mj6e6qmt1na.cloudfront.net%2Fi%2Fw%2F2622450″ width=”480″ height=”150″ allowFullScreen=”true” wmode=”transparent”]