Politico | UK MPs could be given police protection for public meetings in wake of David Amess killing
- Urgent review into security of MPs away from parliament
- UK lawmaker David Amess was stabbed to death on Friday
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Annabelle Dickson on politico.eu on October 17, 2021.
Ministers and parliamentary authorities were carrying out an urgent review of MPs’ security outside parliament after the Conservative representative for Southend West was fatally stabbed at a drop-in meeting in his constituency.
These face-to-face meetings, allowing constituents to bring problems to their lawmakers directly, are known as surgeries.
Patel on Sunday said a range of security measures had been put in place since Friday’s attack, but made clear other options were being considered, including whether MPs will be offered “officers or some kind of protection while you’re holding your surgery”.
“We need to close any gaps basically, where we feel that there are concerns,” she told Sky News. Patel said new protective measures would be “immediate”.
