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The Speaker of the House of Commons has promised to “examine” safety measures for MPs following the killing of Sir David Amess – but senior Conservatives are warning against placing politicians behind a “security bubble”.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle described himself as “shocked and deeply distressed” by Sir David’s death – the second killing of an MP in their own constituency in little more than five years.
“In the coming days we will need to discuss and examine MPs’ security and any measures to be taken,” the Commons’ Speaker added in a statement.
“But, for now, our thoughts and prayers are with David’s family, friends and colleagues.”
Home Secretary Priti Patel said questions were “rightly being asked about the safety of our country’s elected representatives” following the “senseless attack”.
And she promised to “provide updates in due course”.
Sir David died after being stabbed at a surgery – where MPs offer face-to-face meetings with constituents – in his Southend West constituency in Essex.
His death follows the 2016 murder of Jo Cox, the Labour MP who was shot and stabbed in her Yorkshire constituency on the day when she had been due to hold a surgery.
But senior Tories have urged caution over new security measures that would move MPs away from meeting with members of the public.
Lord Pickles, a former Conservative Party chairman who was an MP for 25 years before joining the House of Lords, acknowledged that security risks were “part of the job” for parliamentarians.
“It’s something you sign up to,” he told Sky News.
“There are some places in the world… where they [politicians] operate in a bubble, where they are a political class.
“But you could see David on the train to Southend, you could see David in local restaurants, you could see…
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