Priti Patel: MPs could get police protection for constituency surgeries October 17, 2021 Home Secretary Priti Patel has said the government is considering giving MPs police protection while they carry out their constituency surgeries, in the wake of the killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess at his on Friday. Patel said the Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle had already taken a “range of measures” since the brutal [...]
Home Secretary: MPs security review under way October 16, 2021 Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced that a review of MPs’ security measures is under way after the fatal stabbing of Essex MP Sir David Amess. As reported by the BBC, Patel said that “acts like this are absolutely wrong and cannot get in the way of our functioning democracy,” adding that appropriate security will [...]
Conservative MP calls for suspension of face to face surgeries October 16, 2021 After yesterday’s fatal stabbing of Sir David Amess, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has advocated for MPs to stop holding face to face meetings with constituents for the time being. Ellwood, who tried to help the police officer stabbed to death in the 2018 Westminster attack, tweeted this morning: “This is a vital part of our [...]