London, Ramadan 30 , 1437,July 05 , 2016, SPA -- A pro-EU Labour politician on Monday said he has contacted police over racist abuse and threats he received after calling for parliament to vote on Britain's decision to leave the European Union, dpa reported. "Over the past 10 days I have received a barrage of abusive, racist and threatening messages," said David Lammy, a black member of parliament for Tottenham in north London. London's Metropolitan Police said officers were investigating the reports. "The police have asked me to report all of these incidents and I will continue to do so," Lammy said in a statement, adding that his staff had also been "abused whilst going about their work." "I was born here and I am very proud to be British, but the outpouring of hatred, xenophobia and racism unleashed in the wake of the EU referendum is not the Britain that I know," he said. Former lawyer Lammy, 43, was a strong supporter of the Remain campaign in last month's EU referendum. He has since lobbied for a vote in parliament before Britain invokes Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which sets the rules for a nation leaving the EU. -- SPA 01:11 LOCAL TIME 22:11 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w